Title of Regulation: 2VAC5-330. Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law-Virginia Gypsy Moth Quarantine (amending 2VAC5-330-10).

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

Effective Date: March 4, 2009.

Agency Contact: Larry M. Nichols, Program Manager, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 786-3515, FAX (804) 371-7793, TTY (800) 828-1120, or email larry.nichols@vdacs.virginia.gov.

Summary:

The amendments update citations to reflect the recodification of Title 3.1 to Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia, which became effective October 1, 2008.

2VAC5-330-10. Definitions.

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meaning, meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Associated equipment" means articles associated with mobile homes and recreational vehicles such as, but not limited to: awnings, tents, outdoor furniture, trailer blocks, LP gas containers and trailer skirts.

"Compliance agreement" means a written agreement between a person engaged in growing, handling, or moving regulated articles, and the VDACS, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), or both, wherein the former agrees to comply with the requirements of the compliance agreement.

"Gypsy moth" means the insect "Lymantria dispar" (Linnaeus) in any living stage.

"Hazardous recreational vehicle site" means any site where a recreational vehicle is, or may be parked, which is determined by an inspector to harbor populations of gypsy moth that could be spread by movement of recreational vehicles or associated equipment.

"Inspector" means any employee of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, or other person authorized by the commissioner to enforce the provisions of the quarantine and chapter.

"Mobile home" means any vehicle, other than a recreational vehicle, designed to serve, when parked, as a dwelling or place of business.

"Outdoor household articles" means articles associated with a household that have been kept outside the home, including but not limited to outdoor furniture, barbeque grills, building materials, children's play things, yard items, trash cans, dog houses, boats, hauling trailers, garden tools, tents, and awnings.

"Recreational vehicles" means highway vehicles, including pickup truck campers, one-piece motor homes, and camping or travel trailers, designed to serve as a temporary dwelling.

"Scientific permit" means a document issued by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to authorize movement of regulated articles to a specified destination for scientific purposes.

"Virginia Pest Law" means that law set forth in Article 6 (§ 3.1-188.20 et seq.) of Chapter 13 Chapter 7 (§ 3.2-700 et seq.) of Title 3.1 3.2 of the Code of Virginia.