2VAC5-318 Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law - Thousand Cankers Disease

REGULATIONS

Vol. 29 Iss. 8 - December 17, 2012

TITLE 2. AGRICULTURE

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Chapter 318

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 authorizes the board to quarantine areas within the Commonwealth to prevent or retard the spread of a pest into, within, or from the Commonwealth and § 3.2-704 of the Code of Virginia, which provides that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall prohibit the importation of any regulated article from any locality of other states, territories, or countries, into the Commonwealth.

Title of Regulation: 2VAC5-318. Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law - Thousand Cankers Disease (amending 2VAC5-318-50).

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

Effective Date: November 30, 2012.

Agency Contact: Erin Williams, Policy and Planning Coordinator, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone [phone], FAX [phone], TTY (800) 828-1120, or email [e-mail].

Summary:

The amendment adds the counties of King and Queen, King William, and New Kent to the Thousand Cankers Disease Quarantine.

2VAC5-318-50. Regulated areas.

The following areas in Virginia are quarantined for Thousand Cankers Disease:

1. The entire counties of:

Chesterfield

Fairfax

Goochland

Hanover

Henrico

King and Queen

King William

New Kent

Powhatan

Prince William

2. The entire cities of:

Colonial Heights

Fairfax

Falls Church

Manassas

Manassas Park

Richmond

VA.R. Doc. No. R13-3488; Filed November 30, 2012, 10:10 a.m.