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: 2VAC5-316. Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law - Beach Vitex Quarantine (repealing 2VAC5-316-10 through 2VAC5-316-110).
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-703 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: January 6, 2016.
Agency Contact: Debra Martin, 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, or email debra.martin@vdacs.virginia.gov.
Summary:
This action repeals 2VAC5-316, Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law - Beach Vitex Quarantine, which established a Beach Vitex quarantine throughout the entire Commonwealth on January 8, 2010. 2VAC5-317, Regulations for the Enforcement of Noxious Weeds, became effective January 29, 2015, and classifies Beach Vitex as a Tier 1 noxious weed. 2VAC5-317 promotes the eradication, suppression, and prevention of noxious weeds in the Commonwealth; therefore, 2VAC5-316 is redundant and no longer necessary.
VA.R. Doc. No. R16-4554; Filed January 6, 2016, 1:31 p.m.