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Inspection certificates include nursery stock certificates, phytosanitary stock certificates, state-of-origin certificates, or any other certification tags, seals, and stamps that verify compliance with this chapter or any regulations adopted hereunder.\n\t\t“Nursery” means any premises where nursery stock is propagated, grown, fumigated, treated, packed, stored, or otherwise prepared for sale or distribution.\n\t\t“Nursery stock” means all trees, shrubs, woody vines (including ornamentals), bush fruits, grapevines, fruit trees, and nut trees offered for sale and distribution; all buds, grafts, scions, and cuttings from such plants; and any container, soil, and other packing material with such plants or plant products. It shall also mean herbaceous plants (including strawberry plants, narcissus plants, and narcissus bulbs) if the Board determines that controlling the movement of such plants or bulbs is necessary to control any plant pest. Unless designated by the Board, nursery stock shall not include florist or greenhouse plants for inside culture or use.\n\t\t“Nurseryman” means any person that produces nursery stock for sale or distribution.\n\t\t“Person” means the term as defined in \u00a7 1-230. The term also means any society.\n\t\t“Plant pest” means any living stage of insects, mites, nematodes, slugs, snails, protozoa, other invertebrate animals, bacteria, fungi, other parasitic plants, parasitic plant parts, viruses, any other similar organism, or any infectious substances that can injure, infect, or damage any plants or plant products.\n\t\t“Plants or plant products” means any trees, shrubs, vines, forage, fiber, cereal, and all other plants; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, and all other plant parts; fruit, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, wood, lumber, and all other plant products; or any container, soil, and packing material with plants or plant products.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":282358,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Dealer” means any person that acquires nursery stock for the purpose of resale and distribution who is not a grower of nursery stock.\n\t\t“Inspection certificate” means a document in any form issued by the Commissioner, or the appropriate official from another state, declaring an item or location to be apparently free from plant pests. Inspection certificates include nursery stock certificates, phytosanitary stock certificates, state-of-origin certificates, or any other certification tags, seals, and stamps that verify compliance with this chapter or any regulations adopted hereunder.\n\t\t“Nursery” means any premises where nursery stock is propagated, grown, fumigated, treated, packed, stored, or otherwise prepared for sale or distribution.\n\t\t“Nursery stock” means all trees, shrubs, woody vines (including ornamentals), bush fruits, grapevines, fruit trees, and nut trees offered for sale and distribution; all buds, grafts, scions, and cuttings from such plants; and any container, soil, and other packing material with such plants or plant products. It shall also mean herbaceous plants (including strawberry plants, narcissus plants, and narcissus bulbs) if the Board determines that controlling the movement of such plants or bulbs is necessary to control any plant pest. Unless designated by the Board, nursery stock shall not include florist or greenhouse plants for inside culture or use.\n\t\t“Nurseryman” means any person that produces nursery stock for sale or distribution.\n\t\t“Person” means the term as defined in \u00a7 1-230. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1964, chapter 476; in 1966, chapter 702; in 1980, chapter 291; in 1988, chapter 552; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56662,"section_number":"1-230","catch_line":"Person","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-230\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195805,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78825,"identifier":"3.2-3800","token":"3.2\/III\/38\/3.2-3800","url":"\/3.2-3800\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3800\/","token":"3.2\/III\/38\/3.2-3800","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3800","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Dealer<\/span>” means any person<\/span> that acquires nursery stock<\/span> for the purpose of resale and distribution who is not a grower of nursery stock<\/span>.\n\t\t“Inspection certificate<\/span>” means a document in any form issued by the Commissioner<\/span>, or the appropriate official from another state, declaring an item or location to be apparently free from plant pests<\/span>. Inspection certificates<\/span> include nursery stock<\/span> certificates, phytosanitary stock certificates, state-of-origin certificates, or any other certification tags, seals, and stamps that verify compliance with this chapter or any regulations adopted hereunder.\n\t\t“Nursery” means any premises where nursery stock<\/span> is propagated, grown, fumigated, treated, packed, stored, or otherwise prepared for sale or distribution.\n\t\t“Nursery stock<\/span>” means all trees, shrubs, woody vines (including ornamentals), bush fruits, grapevines, fruit trees, and nut trees offered for sale and distribution; all buds, grafts, scions, and cuttings from such plants; and any container, soil, and other packing material<\/span> with such plants or plant products<\/span>. It shall also mean herbaceous plants (including strawberry plants, narcissus plants, and narcissus bulbs) if the Board<\/span> determines that controlling the movement of such plants or bulbs is necessary to control any plant pest<\/span>. Unless designated by the Board<\/span>, nursery stock<\/span> shall not include florist or greenhouse plants for inside culture or use.\n\t\t“Nurseryman<\/span>” means any person<\/span> that produces nursery stock<\/span> for sale or distribution.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means the term as defined in \u00a7 1-230<\/a>. The term also means any society.\n\t\t“Plant pest<\/span>” means any living stage of insects, mites, nematodes, slugs, snails, protozoa, other invertebrate animals, bacteria, fungi, other parasitic plants, parasitic plant parts, viruses, any other similar organism, or any infectious substances that can injure, infect, or damage any plants or plant products<\/span>.\n\t\t“Plants or plant products<\/span>” means any trees, shrubs, vines, forage, fiber, cereal, and all other plants; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, and all other plant parts; fruit, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, wood, lumber, and all other plant products; or any container, soil, and packing material<\/span> with plants or plant products<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-3800)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Dealer” means any person that acquires nursery stock for the\npurpose of resale and distribution who is not a grower of nursery stock.\n\t\t“Inspection certificate” means a document in any form issued by\nthe Commissioner, or the appropriate official from another state, declaring an\nitem or location to be apparently free from plant pests. Inspection certificates\ninclude nursery stock certificates, phytosanitary stock certificates,\nstate-of-origin certificates, or any other certification tags, seals, and stamps\nthat verify compliance with this chapter or any regulations adopted hereunder.\n\t\t“Nursery” means any premises where nursery stock is propagated,\ngrown, fumigated, treated, packed, stored, or otherwise prepared for sale or\ndistribution.\n\t\t“Nursery stock” means all trees, shrubs, woody vines (including\nornamentals), bush fruits, grapevines, fruit trees, and nut trees offered for\nsale and distribution; all buds, grafts, scions, and cuttings from such plants;\nand any container, soil, and other packing material with such plants or plant\nproducts. It shall also mean herbaceous plants (including strawberry plants,\nnarcissus plants, and narcissus bulbs) if the Board determines that controlling\nthe movement of such plants or bulbs is necessary to control any plant pest.\nUnless designated by the Board, nursery stock shall not include florist or\ngreenhouse plants for inside culture or use.\n\t\t“Nurseryman” means any person that produces nursery stock for sale\nor distribution.\n\t\t“Person” means the term as defined in \u00a7 1-230. The term also\nmeans any society.\n\t\t“Plant pest” means any living stage of insects, mites, nematodes,\nslugs, snails, protozoa, other invertebrate animals, bacteria, fungi, other\nparasitic plants, parasitic plant parts, viruses, any other similar organism, or\nany infectious substances that can injure, infect, or damage any plants or plant\nproducts.\n\t\t“Plants or plant products” means any trees, shrubs, vines, forage,\nfiber, cereal, and all other plants; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, and all\nother plant parts; fruit, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, wood, lumber, and all\nother plant products; or any container, soil, and packing material with plants\nor plant products.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-178.1; 1964, c. 476; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-135; 1980, c.\n291, \u00a7 3.1-188.32; 1988, c. 552; 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}}