§ 3.2-803. Cost of controlling noxious weeds
The cost of controlling or eradicating noxious weeds on all property owned or controlled by a State department or political subdivision thereof or control authority, agency, commission, or board, including highways, roadways, streets, alleys, and rights-of-way, shall be paid by the entity out of funds appropriated for its use. When it is not feasible for […]
§ 3.2-804. Prohibited acts; noxious weeds
No person shall violate any provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted hereunder. No person shall move, transport, deliver, ship, or offer for shipment into or within the Commonwealth any noxious weed, or part thereof, without first obtaining a permit from the Commissioner. Such permit shall be issued only after it has been determined […]
§ 3.2-805. Authority to stop sale or delivery of noxious weeds
The Commissioner, in order to prevent the introduction or dissemination of noxious weeds, may stop delivery, stop sale, seize, destroy, treat, or order returned to the point of origin, at the owner’s expense, any noxious weed, article, or substance whatsoever, if transported or moved within the Commonwealth, or if existing on any premises, or brought […]
§ 3.2-711. Costs of administration; reimbursements to Commonwealth
Costs of administering this law shall be borne by the Commonwealth. The costs for services, products, or articles that the Commissioner determines are beyond the reasonable scope of the law, shall be paid by the persons affected to the State Treasurer. The Commissioner shall cause all reimbursements to be promptly credited to the State fund […]
§ 3.2-712. Permit required to sell and transport plant pests
No person shall sell, barter, offer for sale, move, transport, deliver, ship, or offer for shipment into or within the Commonwealth any plant pests in any living stage without first obtaining a permit from the Commissioner. Such permit shall be issued only after it has been determined that the plant pests are not injurious, are […]
§ 3.2-713. Judicial review
Judicial review of any action of the Board or the Commissioner shall be in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.). 1980, c. 291, § 3.1-188.31:2; 2008, c. 860.
§ 3.2-714. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2015, c. 373, cl. 1.
§ 3.2-800. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Certificate” means a document issued or authorized by the Commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with a noxious weed. “Infested” means the establishment of a noxious weed or exposure to such weed, which would be reasonable cause to believe that […]
§ 3.2-706. Authority for inspections; warrants
To effectuate the purpose of this article, the Commissioner may, with a warrant or with the consent of the owner, make reasonable inspections of any property in the Commonwealth and may, without a warrant, stop and inspect, in a reasonable manner, any means of conveyance moving within the Commonwealth, upon probable cause that it contains […]
§ 3.2-707. Cooperation with other agencies and private organizations
When the Commissioner deems it necessary to suppress, control, eradicate, prevent, or retard the spread of any pest, he may cooperate with: 1. Any agency of the federal government, and may expend state funds on federal lands; 2. Any agency of an adjacent state if the use of funds appropriated to carry out this article […]