2VAC5-330 Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law-Virginia Gypsy Moth Quarantine

REGULATIONS

Vol. 25 Iss. 2 - September 29, 2008

TITLE 2. AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Chapter 330

Final Regulation

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

Title of Regulation: 2VAC5-330. Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law-Virginia Gypsy Moth Quarantine (amending 2VAC5-330-30).

Statutory Authority: §§3.2-701 and 3.2-704 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: October 15, 2008.

Agency Contact: Larry M. Nichols, Program Manager, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P. O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone [phone], FAX [phone], TTY [phone], or email [e-mail].

Summary:

The amendment extends the regulated areas under the Virginia Gypsy Moth Quarantine due to the detection of larvae or other life stages of the gypsy moth in areas not currently under regulation. The current regulated area is changed by the addition of the counties of Floyd and Franklin. All other parts of the Virginia Gypsy Moth Quarantine will remain unchanged.

2VAC5-330-30. Regulated areas.

A. Any area of another state or the District of Columbia, whether designated high risk or low risk, in which gypsy moth is known to occur and is so geographically described and regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Gypsy Moth and Browntail Moth Quarantine No. 45, (7 USC §§1520dd, 150ee, 162) or under a state gypsy moth quarantine or other state legislation.

B. The following areas in Virginia:

1. The entire counties of: Accomack, Albemarle, Allleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Gloucester, Goochland, Greene, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Highland, Isle of Wight, James City, King George, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Loudoun, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montgomery, Nelson, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Orange, Page, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Warren, Westmoreland, and York.

2. The entire independent cities of: Alexandria, Bedford, Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Clifton Forge, Colonial Heights, Covington, Danville, Emporia, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Franklin, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Hopewell, Lexington, Lynchburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, and Winchester.

VA.R. Doc. No. R09-1267; Filed September 9, 2008, 3:31 p.m.