Virginia Code Title 28.2. Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters § 28.2-605. Application for assignment

All applications for assignment of general oyster-planting grounds shall be made in writing, in duplicate, to the Commission.  Applications shall be considered in the same order in which they are received, except that no application for any ground then under lease shall be valid for that portion under lease.  The application shall state, as nearly as possible, the number of acres applied for and definite location, with the name of one or more prominent points or objects adjacent to such ground.  It shall be the duty of any resident, firm, or corporation desiring to obtain a location for planting or propagating oysters to apply to have the location determined, designated, surveyed, and assigned.