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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 497 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. Unfortunately, the 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 781; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0358\">358<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":145803,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79823,"identifier":"10.1-1321","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1\/10.1-1321","url":"\/10.1-1321\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1321\/","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1\/10.1-1321","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local ordinances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1321","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Existing local <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinances<\/span> adopted prior to July 1, 1972, shall continue in force; however, in the event of a conflict between a <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> regulation and a local <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> adopted prior to July 1, 1972, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> regulation shall govern, except when the conflicting local <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> is more stringent. <a id=\"paragraph-285942\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1321\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The governing body of any locality proposing to adopt an <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>, or an amendment to an existing <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>, relating to <span class=\"dictionary\">air pollution<\/span> after June 30, 1972, shall first obtain the approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> as to the provisions of the <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> or amendment. No <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> or amendment, except an <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> or amendment pertaining solely to open burning, shall be approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> which regulates any emission source that is required to register with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> or to obtain a permit pursuant to this chapter and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>&#8217;s regulations. <a id=\"paragraph-285943\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1321\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL ORDINANCES (\u00a7 10.1-1321)\n\nA. Existing local ordinances adopted prior to July 1, 1972, shall continue in\nforce; however, in the event of a conflict between a Board regulation and a\nlocal ordinance adopted prior to July 1, 1972, the Board regulation shall\ngovern, except when the conflicting local ordinance is more stringent.\n\nB. The governing body of any locality proposing to adopt an ordinance, or an\namendment to an existing ordinance, relating to air pollution after June 30,\n1972, shall first obtain the approval of the Board as to the provisions of the\nordinance or amendment. No ordinance or amendment, except an ordinance or\namendment pertaining solely to open burning, shall be approved by the Board\nwhich regulates any emission source that is required to register with the Board\nor to obtain a permit pursuant to this chapter and the Board&#8217;s\nregulations.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 497, \u00a7 10-17.30; 1972, c. 781; 1988, c. 891; 1994, c. 358.","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}}