2VAC5-316 Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law - Beach Vitex Quarantine

REGULATIONS

Vol. 32 Iss. 11 - January 25, 2016

TITLE 2. AGRICULTURE

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Chapter 316

Final Regulation

REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services is claiming an exemption from the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 3.2-703 of the Code of Virginia, which exempts quarantine to prevent or retard the spread of a pest into, within, or from the Commonwealth.

Title of Regulation: 2VAC5-316. Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law - Beach Vitex Quarantine (repealing 2VAC5-316-10 through 2VAC5-316-110).

Statutory Authority: § 3.2-703 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: January 6, 2016.

Agency Contact: Debra Martin, Program Manager, Office of Plant Industry Services, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone [phone], FAX [phone], or email [e-mail].

Summary:

This action repeals 2VAC5-316, Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law - Beach Vitex Quarantine, which established a Beach Vitex quarantine throughout the entire Commonwealth on January 8, 2010. 2VAC5-317, Regulations for the Enforcement of Noxious Weeds, became effective January 29, 2015, and classifies Beach Vitex as a Tier 1 noxious weed. 2VAC5-317 promotes the eradication, suppression, and prevention of noxious weeds in the Commonwealth; therefore, 2VAC5-316 is redundant and no longer necessary.

VA.R. Doc. No. R16-4554; Filed January 6, 2016, 1:31 p.m.