2VAC5-335 Virginia Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law

REGULATIONS

Vol. 28 Iss. 23 - July 16, 2012

TITLE 2. AGRICULTURE

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Chapter 335

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: 2VAC5-335. Virginia Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law (amending 2VAC5-335-50).

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

Effective Date: June 22, 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 Charlotte, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Pittsylvania and the city of Danville to the emerald ash borer quarantine due to the detection of adult emerald ash borers in Charlotte and Pittsylvania counties.

2VAC5-335-50. Regulated areas.

The following areas in Virginia:

The entire counties of:

Arlington

Charlotte

Clarke

Fairfax

Fauquier

Frederick

Halifax

Loudoun

Lunenburg

Mecklenburg

Pittsylvania

Prince William

The entire independent cities of:

Alexandria

Danville

Fairfax City

Falls Church

Manassas

Manassas Park

Winchester

VA.R. Doc. No. R12-3244; Filed June 22, 2012, 11:10 a.m.