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If the regulation has only local application, a similar notice shall be published in daily or weekly papers, whichever have greater circulation in the locality in which the regulation applies. A copy of every regulation shall be filed in the office of the Commission and open to public inspection. Such publication and filing shall be not less than fifteen days prior to the day on which the public hearing is scheduled. 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This law was first created in 1962. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 406 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 1962 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1984, chapter 187; in 1988, chapter 364; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2001, chapter 599<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67711,"section_number":"28.2-103","catch_line":"General powers of Commission; promulgation of regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-103\/"},{"id":75953,"section_number":"28.2-106.2","catch_line":"Establishment, patrol, and enforcement of state water safety zones and restricted areas; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-106.2\/"},{"id":65052,"section_number":"28.2-201","catch_line":"Authority of Commission to make regulations, establish licenses, and prepare fishery management plans; accept federal grants; enforcement; penalty for violation of regulation","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-201\/"},{"id":84816,"section_number":"28.2-201.1","catch_line":"Commission to administer grants to individuals transferring oysters to a state-managed sanctuary; fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-201.1\/"},{"id":77525,"section_number":"28.2-210","catch_line":"Adoption of emergency regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-210\/"},{"id":67319,"section_number":"28.2-211","catch_line":"Hearing on proposed regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-211\/"},{"id":81899,"section_number":"28.2-801","catch_line":"Authority to promulgate regulations; enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-801\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":190827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72654,"identifier":"28.2-209","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/2\/28.2-209","url":"\/28.2-209\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-209\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/2\/28.2-209","dublin_core":{"Title":"Publication of proposed regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-209","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No regulation of general application shall be promulgated until the express terms or a summary including a statement of purpose and substance of the proposed regulation has been published by and at the expense of the agency at least once in daily papers published and having general circulation in Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News. If the regulation has only local application, a similar notice shall be published in daily or weekly papers, whichever have greater circulation in the locality in which the regulation applies. A copy of every regulation shall be filed in the office of the Commission<\/span> and open to public inspection. Such publication and filing shall be not less than fifteen days prior to the day on which the public hearing<\/span> is scheduled. The published notice shall state the time, place, and nature of the hearing<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLICATION OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS (\u00a7 28.2-209)\n\nNo regulation of general application shall be promulgated until the express\nterms or a summary including a statement of purpose and substance of the\nproposed regulation has been published by and at the expense of the agency at\nleast once in daily papers published and having general circulation in Richmond,\nNorfolk, and Newport News. If the regulation has only local application, a\nsimilar notice shall be published in daily or weekly papers, whichever have\ngreater circulation in the locality in which the regulation applies. A copy of\nevery regulation shall be filed in the office of the Commission and open to\npublic inspection. Such publication and filing shall be not less than fifteen\ndays prior to the day on which the public hearing is scheduled. The published\nnotice shall state the time, place, and nature of the hearing.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-24; 1984, c. 187; 1988, c. 364; 1992, c. 836;\n2001, c. 599.","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}}