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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0341\">341<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0353\">353<\/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":55117,"section_number":"3.2-3602.1","catch_line":"Board authorized to adopt regulations for the application of regulated products to nonagricultural property; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3602.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195657,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55654,"identifier":"3.2-3607.1","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3607.1","url":"\/3.2-3607.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3607.1\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3607.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Consumer education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3607.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, in consultation with representatives of the fertilizer industry, fertilizer retailers, and statewide <span class=\"dictionary\">turf<\/span> and lawn care organizations, and other interested parties, may develop consumer information and recommended best practices for the application of <span class=\"dictionary\">lawn fertilizer<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-203998\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3607.1\/#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 <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall provide a public listing of <span class=\"dictionary\">contractor-applicators<\/span> who apply fertilizer on nonagricultural lands and have met the training requirements of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Board authorized to adopt regulations for the application of regulated products to nonagricultural property; civil penalty\" href=\"\/3.2-3602.1\/\">3.2-3602.1<\/a>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall encourage consumers to consult the listing when hiring a lawn care professional. <a id=\"paragraph-203999\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3607.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSUMER EDUCATION (\u00a7 3.2-3607.1)\n\nA. The Department, in consultation with representatives of the fertilizer\nindustry, fertilizer retailers, and statewide turf and lawn care organizations,\nand other interested parties, may develop consumer information and recommended\nbest practices for the application of lawn fertilizer.\n\nB. The Department shall provide a public listing of contractor-applicators who\napply fertilizer on nonagricultural lands and have met the training requirements\nof &#xA7; 3.2-3602.1. The Department shall encourage consumers to consult the\nlisting when hiring a lawn care professional.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 341, 353.","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}}