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The plan shall be in conformance with the following nutrient management requirements:1\n\nFor all state-owned agricultural and forestal lands where nutrient applications occur, state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall submit site-specific individual nutrient management plans prepared by a certified nutrient management planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2 and regulations promulgated thereunder. However, where state agencies are conducting research involving nutrient application rate and timing on state-owned agricultural and forestal lands, such lands shall be exempt from the application rate and timing provisions contained in the regulations developed pursuant to § 10.1-104.2.2\n\nFor all state-owned lands other than agricultural and forestal lands where nutrient applications occur, state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall submit nutrient management plans prepared by a certified nutrient management planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2 and regulations promulgated thereunder or planning standards and specifications acceptable to the Department.B\n\nPlans or planning standards and specifications submitted under subdivisions A 1 and A 2 shall be reviewed and approved by the Department. Such approved plans and planning standards and specifications shall be in effect for a maximum of three years, and shall be revised and submitted for approval to the Department at least once every three years thereafter.C\n\nState agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall maintain and properly implement any such nutrient management plan or planning standards or specifications on all areas where nutrients are applied.D\n\nThe Department may (i) provide technical assistance and training on the development and implementation of a nutrient management plan, (ii) conduct periodic reviews as part of its responsibilities authorized under this section, and (iii) assess an administrative charge to cover a portion of the costs for services associated with its responsibilities authorized under this section.E\n\nThe Department shall develop written procedures for the development, submission, and the implementation of a nutrient management plan or planning standards and specifications that shall be provided to all state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities that own land upon which nutrients are applied.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271848,"text":"On or before July 1, 2006, all state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities that own land upon which fertilizer, manure, sewage sludge or other compounds containing nitrogen or phosphorus are applied to support agricultural, turf, plant growth, or other uses shall develop and implement a nutrient management plan for such land. 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However, where state agencies are conducting research involving nutrient application rate and timing on state-owned agricultural and forestal lands, such lands shall be exempt from the application rate and timing provisions contained in the regulations developed pursuant to § 10.1-104.2.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":271850,"text":"For all state-owned lands other than agricultural and forestal lands where nutrient applications occur, state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall submit nutrient management plans prepared by a certified nutrient management planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2 and regulations promulgated thereunder or planning standards and specifications acceptable to the Department.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":271851,"text":"Plans or planning standards and specifications submitted under subdivisions A 1 and A 2 shall be reviewed and approved by the Department. Such approved plans and planning standards and specifications shall be in effect for a maximum of three years, and shall be revised and submitted for approval to the Department at least once every three years thereafter.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"C"},"4":{"id":271852,"text":"State agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall maintain and properly implement any such nutrient management plan or planning standards or specifications on all areas where nutrients are applied.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"5":{"id":271853,"text":"The Department may (i) provide technical assistance and training on the development and implementation of a nutrient management plan, (ii) conduct periodic reviews as part of its responsibilities authorized under this section, and (iii) assess an administrative charge to cover a portion of the costs for services associated with its responsibilities authorized under this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"6":{"id":271854,"text":"The Department shall develop written procedures for the development, submission, and the implementation of a nutrient management plan or planning standards and specifications that shall be provided to all state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities that own land upon which nutrients are applied.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15449,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Conservation and Recreation","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13383,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:55:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:55:07","permalink":{"id":143319,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15449,"identifier":"1","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1","url":"\/10.1\/I\/1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13383,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12893,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:45","permalink":{"id":143317,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13383,"identifier":"1","token":"10.1\/I\/1","url":"\/10.1\/I\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12893,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":143315,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12893,"identifier":"I","token":"10.1\/I","url":"\/10.1\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12740,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conservation","identifier":"10.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":143313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12740,"identifier":"10.1","token":"10.1","url":"\/10.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":80913,"structure_id":15449,"section_number":"10.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-100\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1\/10.1-100","metadata":false},{"id":58849,"structure_id":15449,"section_number":"10.1-101","catch_line":"Department continued; 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 65<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64547,"section_number":"10.1-104.2","catch_line":"Voluntary nutrient management training and certification program","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-104.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":143365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75706,"identifier":"10.1-104.4","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1\/10.1-104.4","url":"\/10.1-104.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-104.4\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1\/10.1-104.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nutrient management plans required for state lands; review of plans","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-104.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On or before July 1, 2006, all state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities that own land upon which fertilizer, manure, sewage sludge or other compounds containing nitrogen or phosphorus are applied to support agricultural, turf, plant growth, or other uses shall develop and implement a nutrient management plan for such land. The plan shall be in conformance with the following nutrient management requirements: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> For all state-owned agricultural and forestal lands where nutrient applications occur, state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall submit site-specific individual nutrient management plans prepared by a certified nutrient management planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2<\/a> and regulations promulgated thereunder. However, where state agencies are conducting research involving nutrient application rate and timing on state-owned agricultural and forestal lands, such lands shall be exempt from the application rate and timing provisions contained in the regulations developed pursuant to § 10.1-104.2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For all state-owned lands other than agricultural and forestal lands where nutrient applications occur, state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall submit nutrient management plans prepared by a certified nutrient management planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2<\/a> and regulations promulgated thereunder or planning standards and specifications acceptable to the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Plans or planning standards and specifications submitted under subdivisions A 1 and A 2 shall be reviewed and approved by the Department<\/span>. Such approved plans and planning standards and specifications shall be in effect for a maximum of three years, and shall be revised and submitted for approval to the Department<\/span> at least once every three years thereafter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> State agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall maintain and properly implement any such nutrient management plan or planning standards or specifications on all areas where nutrients are applied. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may (i) provide technical assistance and training on the development and implementation of a nutrient management plan, (ii) conduct periodic reviews as part of its responsibilities authorized under this section, and (iii) assess an administrative charge to cover a portion of the costs for services associated with its responsibilities authorized under this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall develop written procedures for the development, submission, and the implementation of a nutrient management plan or planning standards and specifications that shall be provided to all state agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities that own land upon which nutrients are applied. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS REQUIRED FOR STATE LANDS; REVIEW OF PLANS (\u00a7\n10.1-104.4)\n\nA. On or before July 1, 2006, all state agencies, public institutions of higher\neducation in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities that own\nland upon which fertilizer, manure, sewage sludge or other compounds containing\nnitrogen or phosphorus are applied to support agricultural, turf, plant growth,\nor other uses shall develop and implement a nutrient management plan for such\nland. The plan shall be in conformance with the following nutrient management\nrequirements:\n\n 1. For all state-owned agricultural and forestal lands where nutrient\n applications occur, state agencies, public institutions of higher education in\n the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall submit\n site-specific individual nutrient management plans prepared by a certified\n nutrient management planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2 and regulations\n promulgated thereunder. However, where state agencies are conducting research\n involving nutrient application rate and timing on state-owned agricultural and\n forestal lands, such lands shall be exempt from the application rate and\n timing provisions contained in the regulations developed pursuant to §\n 10.1-104.2.\n\n 2. For all state-owned lands other than agricultural and forestal lands where\n nutrient applications occur, state agencies, public institutions of higher\n education in the Commonwealth, and other state governmental entities shall\n submit nutrient management plans prepared by a certified nutrient management\n planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2 and regulations promulgated thereunder\n or planning standards and specifications acceptable to the Department.\n\nB. Plans or planning standards and specifications submitted under subdivisions A\n1 and A 2 shall be reviewed and approved by the Department. Such approved plans\nand planning standards and specifications shall be in effect for a maximum of\nthree years, and shall be revised and submitted for approval to the Department\nat least once every three years thereafter.\n\nC. State agencies, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth,\nand other state governmental entities shall maintain and properly implement any\nsuch nutrient management plan or planning standards or specifications on all\nareas where nutrients are applied.\n\nD. The Department may (i) provide technical assistance and training on the\ndevelopment and implementation of a nutrient management plan, (ii) conduct\nperiodic reviews as part of its responsibilities authorized under this section,\nand (iii) assess an administrative charge to cover a portion of the costs for\nservices associated with its responsibilities authorized under this section.\n\nE. The Department shall develop written procedures for the development,\nsubmission, and the implementation of a nutrient management plan or planning\nstandards and specifications that shall be provided to all state agencies,\npublic institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, and other state\ngovernmental entities that own land upon which nutrients are applied.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 65.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}