TITLE 2. AGRICULTURE
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 (804) 371-1308, FAX (804) 371-7479, TTY (800) 828-1120, or email erin.williams@vdacs.virginia.gov.
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.