TITLE 2. AGRICULTURE
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: Enactments 31 through 33 of Chapters 803 and 835 of the 2012 Acts of Assembly abolished the Pesticide Control Board and transferred the regulations of the board to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
This regulatory action is excluded from the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 a of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are necessary to conform to changes in Virginia statutory law where no agency discretion is involved. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 2VAC20-11. Public Participation Guidelines (repealing 2VAC20-11-10 through 2VAC20-11-110).
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 3.2-3906 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: October 10, 2012.
Agency Contact: Erin Williams, Policy and Planning Coordinator, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 786-1308, FAX (804) 371-7479, TTY (800) 828-1120, or email erin.williams@vdacs.virginia.gov.
Summary:
Chapters 803 and 835 of the 2012 Acts of Assembly abolished the Pesticide Control Board and transferred its duties to the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This action repeals 20VAC20-11, which contains the board's public participation guidelines.
VA.R. Doc. No. R13-3336; Filed August 20, 2012, 1:19 p.m.