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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 1962, chapter 251; in 1979, chapter 711; in 1988, chapter 632; in 1990, chapter 780; in 1992, chapter 15.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61152,"section_number":"35.1-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/35.1-1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61152,"section_number":"35.1-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/35.1-1\/"},{"id":77584,"section_number":"40.1-22","catch_line":"Safety and Health Codes Commission continued as Safety and Health Codes Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-22\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63142,"identifier":"32.1-203","token":"32.1\/6\/6\/32.1-203","url":"\/32.1-203\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-203\/","token":"32.1\/6\/6\/32.1-203","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-203","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article:\n\t\t“Camp operator<\/span>” means a person<\/span> who has charge, care or control of a migrant labor camp<\/span>.\n\t\t“Migrant labor camp<\/span>” or “camp” means one or more structures, buildings, tents, barracks, trailers, vehicles, converted buildings, and unconventional enclosures of living space, reasonably contiguous, together with the land appertaining thereto, established, operated or used as living quarters for one or more persons<\/span>, one or more of whom is a migrant worker<\/span> engaged in agricultural or fishing activities, including related food processing. “Migrant labor camp<\/span>” does not include (i) a summer camp, campground or hotel as defined in \u00a7 35.1-1<\/a>, (ii) housing which, in the ordinary course of business, is regularly offered to the general public on a commercial basis and is provided to any migrant worker<\/span> on the same or comparable terms and conditions as provided to the general public, or (iii) small businesses which are exempt under federal law<\/span> as provided in the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act.\n\t\t“Migrant worker<\/span>” means any individual from within or outside the Commonwealth who passes seasonally from one place to another for the purpose of employment, who is not a year-round employee and who occupies living quarters other than his permanent home during the period of such work.\n\t\t“Applicable regulations<\/span>” includes regulations of the Board<\/span> adopted pursuant to this article and occupational safety and health regulations applicable to migrant labor camps<\/span> adopted by the Safety and Health Codes Board<\/span> pursuant to Chapter 3 (\u00a7 40.1-22<\/a> et seq.) of Title 40.1.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 32.1-203)\n\nAs used in this article:\n\t\t“Camp operator” means a person who has charge, care or control of\na migrant labor camp.\n\t\t“Migrant labor camp” or “camp” means one or more\nstructures, buildings, tents, barracks, trailers, vehicles, converted buildings,\nand unconventional enclosures of living space, reasonably contiguous, together\nwith the land appertaining thereto, established, operated or used as living\nquarters for one or more persons, one or more of whom is a migrant worker\nengaged in agricultural or fishing activities, including related food\nprocessing. “Migrant labor camp” does not include (i) a summer camp,\ncampground or hotel as defined in \u00a7 35.1-1, (ii) housing which, in the ordinary\ncourse of business, is regularly offered to the general public on a commercial\nbasis and is provided to any migrant worker on the same or comparable terms and\nconditions as provided to the general public, or (iii) small businesses which\nare exempt under federal law as provided in the Fair Labor Standards Act and the\nMigrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act.\n\t\t“Migrant worker” means any individual from within or outside the\nCommonwealth who passes seasonally from one place to another for the purpose of\nemployment, who is not a year-round employee and who occupies living quarters\nother than his permanent home during the period of such work.\n\t\t“Applicable regulations” includes regulations of the Board adopted\npursuant to this article and occupational safety and health regulations\napplicable to migrant labor camps adopted by the Safety and Health Codes Board\npursuant to Chapter 3 (\u00a7 40.1-22 et seq.) of Title 40.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-415; 1962, c. 251; 1979, c. 711; 1988, c. 632; 1990,\nc. 780; 1992, c. 15.","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}}