Virginia Code 56-411: Removal of brush and trees from right-of-way.
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Every railway company operating in this Commonwealth shall be required to clear from its right-of-way trees and brush for 100′ on each side of public road crossings at grade when such trees or brush would otherwise obstruct the view of approaching trains.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 56-411
- Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 56-1
- company: includes all corporations created by acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, or under the general incorporation laws of this Commonwealth, or doing business therein, and shall exclude all municipal corporations, other political subdivisions, and public institutions owned or controlled by the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 56-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
Every railway company violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than $500 for each offense, to be imposed by the State Corporation Commission after due notice and hearing upon the company or the employee so offending.
1918, p. 452; Michie Code 1942, § 3986a; 1996, cc. 114, 157.