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The regulation shall contain a preamble stating that the Board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of such regulation.D\n\nThe Board, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may reconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner. Such revised regulation shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations.E\n\nNeither the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) nor public participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the adoption, reconsideration or revision of any regulation adopted pursuant to subsections B, C, and D.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":206419,"text":"The Board may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 649<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69625,"section_number":"2.2-4002","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4002\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195743,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56377,"identifier":"3.2-3701","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3701","url":"\/3.2-3701\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3701\/","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3701","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of Board and Commissioner to adopt regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3701","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such regulations may include to investigational allowances, definitions, records, manufacturing practices and the distribution and storage of liming material<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may adopt, as a regulation: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Official Fertilizer Terms and Definitions adopted by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The methods of sampling and analysis for liming material<\/span> adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any method of sampling and analysis for liming material<\/span> developed by the Department<\/span> or adopted by agencies of the federal government, agencies of other states, the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, or other commercial laboratories accredited by the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture or Association of Official Analytical Chemists. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Such regulations adopted by the Commissioner<\/span> shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations. The regulation shall contain a preamble stating that the Board<\/span> will receive, consider, and respond to petitions<\/span> by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of such regulation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board<\/span>, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may reconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner<\/span>. Such revised regulation shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Neither the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) nor public participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the adoption, reconsideration or revision of any regulation adopted pursuant to subsections B, C, and D. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF BOARD AND COMMISSIONER TO ADOPT REGULATIONS (\u00a7 3.2-3701)\n\nA. The Board may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the\nprovisions of this chapter. Such regulations may include to investigational\nallowances, definitions, records, manufacturing practices and the distribution\nand storage of liming material.\n\nB. The Commissioner may adopt, as a regulation:\n\n 1. The Official Fertilizer Terms and Definitions adopted by the Association of\n American Plant Food Control Officials;\n\n 2. The methods of sampling and analysis for liming material adopted by the\n Association of Official Analytical Chemists; and\n\n 3. Any method of sampling and analysis for liming material developed by the\n Department or adopted by agencies of the federal government, agencies of other\n states, the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, or other commercial\n laboratories accredited by the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department\n of Agriculture or Association of Official Analytical Chemists.\n\nC. Such regulations adopted by the Commissioner shall be effective upon filing\nwith the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final\nregulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations. The regulation shall contain\na preamble stating that the Board will receive, consider, and respond to\npetitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration\nor revision of such regulation.\n\nD. The Board, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may\nreconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner. Such revised\nregulation shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who\nshall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of\nRegulations.\n\nE. Neither the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et\nseq.) nor public participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply\nto the adoption, reconsideration or revision of any regulation adopted pursuant\nto subsections B, C, and D.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 649, \u00a7 3.1-126.12:1; 2008, c. 860.","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}}