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The Board may require registration or licensing of any other source of radiation and may exempt certain sources of radiation, uses of radiation, or users of radiation from the licensing and registration requirements set forth in this article when the Commissioner finds that the exemption of such sources, uses, or users of radiation will not constitute a significant risk to the health and safety of the public. The terms and conditions of all licenses shall be subject to amendment, revision, or modification by rules, regulations, or orders issued in accordance with the provisions of this article.B\n\nRegulations promulgated under this article should provide for recognition of other Agreement State or federal licenses, subject to such requirements as the Board may prescribe.C\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, produce, distribute, sell, transport, transfer, install, repair, receive, acquire, own, or possess any source of radiation unless licensed by or registered with the Department in conformance with this article and any regulations promulgated by the Board pursuant to this article.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223232,"text":"All radioactive material not under the authority of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and devices or equipment utilizing such material, shall be licensed by the Board. 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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 41<\/a> and 466<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":204065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61049,"identifier":"32.1-229.3","token":"32.1\/6\/8\/32.1-229.3","url":"\/32.1-229.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-229.3\/","token":"32.1\/6\/8\/32.1-229.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensing of radioactive material","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-229.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All radioactive material<\/span> not under the authority of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and devices or equipment utilizing such material, shall be licensed by the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations that provide for general or specific licenses<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may require registration or licensing of any other source of radiation and may exempt certain sources of radiation, uses of radiation, or users of radiation from the licensing and registration requirements set forth in this article when the Commissioner<\/span> finds that the exemption of such sources, uses, or users of radiation will not constitute a significant risk to the health and safety of the public. The terms and conditions of all licenses shall be subject to amendment, revision, or modification by rules, regulations, or orders<\/span> issued in accordance with the provisions of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Regulations promulgated under this article should provide for recognition of other Agreement State or federal licenses, subject to such requirements as the Board<\/span> may prescribe. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> to use, manufacture, produce, distribute, sell, transport, transfer, install, repair, receive, acquire, own, or possess any source of radiation unless licensed by or registered with the Department<\/span> in conformance with this article and any regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span> pursuant to this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (\u00a7 32.1-229.3)\n\nA. All radioactive material not under the authority of the United States Nuclear\nRegulatory Commission, and devices or equipment utilizing such material, shall\nbe licensed by the Board. The Board shall promulgate regulations that provide\nfor general or specific licenses. The Board may require registration or\nlicensing of any other source of radiation and may exempt certain sources of\nradiation, uses of radiation, or users of radiation from the licensing and\nregistration requirements set forth in this article when the Commissioner finds\nthat the exemption of such sources, uses, or users of radiation will not\nconstitute a significant risk to the health and safety of the public. The terms\nand conditions of all licenses shall be subject to amendment, revision, or\nmodification by rules, regulations, or orders issued in accordance with the\nprovisions of this article.\n\nB. Regulations promulgated under this article should provide for recognition of\nother Agreement State or federal licenses, subject to such requirements as the\nBoard may prescribe.\n\nC. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, produce, distribute,\nsell, transport, transfer, install, repair, receive, acquire, own, or possess\nany source of radiation unless licensed by or registered with the Department in\nconformance with this article and any regulations promulgated by the Board\npursuant to this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 41, 466.","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}}