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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 175 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 1970 \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 1996, chapter 266<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 171<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 153<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58588,"section_number":"3.2-3931","catch_line":"Agencies or persons exempt or partially exempt","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3931\/"},{"id":54425,"section_number":"58.1-3230","catch_line":"Special classifications of real estate established and defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3230\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56662,"section_number":"1-230","catch_line":"Person","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-230\/"}],"permalink":{"id":194309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57067,"identifier":"3.2-800","token":"3.2\/I\/8\/3.2-800","url":"\/3.2-800\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-800\/","token":"3.2\/I\/8\/3.2-800","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-800","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“Certificate<\/span>” means a document issued or authorized by the Commissioner<\/span> indicating that a regulated article<\/span> is not contaminated with a noxious weed<\/span>.\n\t\t“Infested<\/span>” means the establishment of a noxious weed<\/span> or exposure to such weed, which would be reasonable cause to believe that establishment could occur.\n\t\t“Move<\/span>” means to ship, offer for shipment, receive for transportation, carry, or otherwise transport, move<\/span>, or allow to be moved, except for bona fide agricultural purposes including the management, tilling, planting, or harvesting of agricultural products.\n\t\t“Noxious weed<\/span>” means any living plant, or part thereof, declared by the Board<\/span> through regulations under this chapter to be detrimental to crops, surface waters, including lakes, or other desirable plants, livestock, land, or other property, or to be injurious to public health, the environment, or the economy, except when in-state production of such living plant, or part thereof, is commercially viable or such living plant is commercially propagated in Virginia.\n\t\t“Permit<\/span>” means a document issued or authorized by the Commissioner<\/span> to provide for movement of regulated articles<\/span> to restricted destinations for limited handling, utilization, processing, or for scientific purposes.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means the term as defined in \u00a7 1-230<\/a>. The term also means any society.\n\t\t“Quarantine<\/span>” means a legal declaration by the Board<\/span> that specifies: (i) the noxious weed<\/span>; (ii) the articles to be regulated; (iii) conditions governing movement; and (iv) exemptions.\n\t\t“Regulated article<\/span>” means any article of any character as described in this chapter or in the quarantine<\/span> carrying or capable of carrying a noxious weed<\/span> against which this chapter or the quarantine<\/span> is directed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-800)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Certificate” means a document issued or authorized by the\nCommissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with a\nnoxious weed.\n\t\t“Infested” means the establishment of a noxious weed or exposure\nto such weed, which would be reasonable cause to believe that establishment\ncould occur.\n\t\t“Move” means to ship, offer for shipment, receive for\ntransportation, carry, or otherwise transport, move, or allow to be moved,\nexcept for bona fide agricultural purposes including the management, tilling,\nplanting, or harvesting of agricultural products.\n\t\t“Noxious weed” means any living plant, or part thereof, declared\nby the Board through regulations under this chapter to be detrimental to crops,\nsurface waters, including lakes, or other desirable plants, livestock, land, or\nother property, or to be injurious to public health, the environment, or the\neconomy, except when in-state production of such living plant, or part thereof,\nis commercially viable or such living plant is commercially propagated in\nVirginia.\n\t\t“Permit” means a document issued or authorized by the Commissioner\nto provide for movement of regulated articles to restricted destinations for\nlimited handling, utilization, processing, or for scientific purposes.\n\t\t“Person” means the term as defined in \u00a7 1-230. The term also\nmeans any society.\n\t\t“Quarantine” means a legal declaration by the Board that\nspecifies: (i) the noxious weed; (ii) the articles to be regulated; (iii)\nconditions governing movement; and (iv) exemptions.\n\t\t“Regulated article” means any article of any character as\ndescribed in this chapter or in the quarantine carrying or capable of carrying a\nnoxious weed against which this chapter or the quarantine is directed.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 175, \u00a7 3.1-296.12; 1996, c. 266; 2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 171;\n2023, c. 153.","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}}