PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKINGVol. 29 Iss. 4 - October 22, 2012
TITLE 18. AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 2VAC5-670. Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pesticide Law.
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-3906 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: H. Ronald Coake.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner is requesting that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services amend the regulation to prohibit a person from applying, dispensing, or using any pesticide or herbicide on property without written permission from the property owner and without notification of the application that includes the material safety data sheet.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services will consider this request at its next scheduled meeting following the public comment period.
Public Comment Deadline: November 11, 2012.
Agency Contact: Erin Williams, Policy and Planning Coordinator, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Oliver Hill Building, 102 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-1308, or email erin.williams@vdacs.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R13-06, Filed September 25, 2012, 10:15 a.m.
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 2VAC5-680. Regulations Governing Licensing of Pesticide Businesses Operating Under Authority of the Virginia Pesticide Control Act.
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-3906 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: H. Ronald Coake.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner is requesting that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services amend the regulation to require the revocation of the business license of any person who applies any pesticide or herbicide on property without written permission from the property owner and without notification to the property owner that includes the material safety data sheet. The petitioner is also requesting that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services amend the regulation to include provisions regarding the restoration of property and environmental cleanup.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services will consider this request at its next scheduled meeting following the public comment period.
Public Comment Deadline: November 11, 2012.
Agency Contact: Erin Williams, Policy and Planning Coordinator, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Oliver Hill Building, 102 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-1308, or email erin.williams@vdacs.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R13-05, Filed September 25, 2012, 10:20 a.m.
