# 4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-20-40: 4VAC15-20-40. Definitions; "Dismal Swamp Line."

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## Section

- **Citation:** 4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-20-40
- **Heading:** 4VAC15-20-40. Definitions; "Dismal Swamp Line."
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Administrative Code / Title 4 Conservation And Natural Resources / Agency 15 Department of Wildlife Resources / Chapter 20 / 4VAC15-20-40

## Text

Whenever the words "Dismal Swamp Line," or language equivalent to that, appear in a regulation of the board, such words shall apply to a line: Beginning at a point on State Highway 10 where it intersects the Isle of Wight County line, thence along such highway to its intersection with the corporate limits of the City of Suffolk, thence through the corporate limits of the City of Suffolk to its intersection with State Secondary Highway 642, and thence along State Secondary Highway 642 (White Marsh Road) in a southerly and westerly direction to State Secondary Highway 604 (Desert Road), and thence southerly along State Secondary Highway 604 to the North Carolina line.

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