TITLE 2. AGRICULTURE
TITLE 2. AGRICULTURE
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
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: 2VAC5-315. Virginia Imported Fire Ant Quarantine for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law (amending 2VAC5-315-50).
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-703 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: June 23, 2026.
Agency Contact: David Gianino, Program Manager, Office of Plant Industry Services, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 786-3515, fax (804) 371-7793, TDD (800) 828-1120, or email david.gianino@vdacs.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The amendments expand the Virginia imported fire ant quarantine to include the Counties of Chesterfield, Lee, Nottoway, Pittsylvania, Prince George, and Surry and the Cities of Colonial Heights, Danville, Hopewell, and Petersburg due to an increase in imported fire ant populations in these localities.
2VAC5-315-50. Regulated areas.
The following areas in Virginia are quarantined for imported fire ant:
The entire counties of:
Brunswick
Charlotte
Chesterfield
Dinwiddie
Greensville
Halifax
Isle of Wight
James City
Lee
Lunenburg
Mecklenburg
Nottoway
Pittsylvania
Prince George
Southampton
Surry
Sussex
York
The entire cities of:
Chesapeake
Colonial Heights
Danville
Emporia
Franklin
Hampton
Hopewell
Newport News
Norfolk
Petersburg
Poquoson
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Virginia Beach
Williamsburg
VA.R. Doc. No. R26-8305; Filed June 23, 2026