Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services intends to consider promulgating 2VAC5-455, Regulations for Tradespersons Installing Invasive Plant Species. The purpose of the proposed action is to develop and adopt regulations requiring tradespersons involved with proposing or installing plants to provide written notification to property owners for all plants proposed for installation that are included on the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Invasive Plant Species List. The board is directed to promulgate the regulation by Chapter 153 of the 2023 Acts of Assembly.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-109 and 3.2-802 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: December 6, 2023.

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, email david.gianino@vdacs.virginia.gov.