The Commission shall divide and periodically redistrict the territory over which it has jurisdiction into the smallest number of districts commensurate with the efficient enforcement of the Virginia fish and shellfish laws.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 28.2-222

  • Commission: means the Marine Resources Commission. See Virginia Code 28.2-100
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Code 1950, § 28-33; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-37; 1992, c. 836.