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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 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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194333,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80002,"identifier":"3.2-806","token":"3.2\/I\/8\/3.2-806","url":"\/3.2-806\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-806\/","token":"3.2\/I\/8\/3.2-806","dublin_core":{"Title":"Access to plants or plant products; state and local police cooperation upon request","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-806","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall have access to plants or plant products or any other article or substance suspected of being infested<\/span> with a noxious weed<\/span> for inspection and shall be provided with full information as to origin and destination of same by the person<\/span> in possession<\/span> of any plants or other articles.\n\t\tState and local police, upon request in specific instances, shall cooperate with the Commissioner<\/span> in the enforcement of this chapter. This chapter shall supersede any ordinances<\/span> in the Commonwealth insofar as carrying out its intent<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCESS TO PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS; STATE AND LOCAL POLICE COOPERATION UPON\nREQUEST (\u00a7 3.2-806)\n\nThe Commissioner shall have access to plants or plant products or any other\narticle or substance suspected of being infested with a noxious weed for\ninspection and shall be provided with full information as to origin and\ndestination of same by the person in possession of any plants or other articles.\n\t\tState and local police, upon request in specific instances, shall cooperate\nwith the Commissioner in the enforcement of this chapter. This chapter shall\nsupersede any ordinances in the Commonwealth insofar as carrying out its intent.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 175, \u00a7 3.1-296.19; 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}}