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Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or affect in any way the powers given to localities under Title 15.2, or under any city charter, or under any other general or special act.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268923,"text":"This title and the regulations of the Board shall supersede all local ordinances regulating hotels, restaurants, summer camps, and campgrounds other than those adopted pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 35.1-26, except that any locality may adopt ordinances regarding (i) the sale, preparation, and handling of food; (ii) swimming pools, saunas and other similar facilities; (iii) the keeping of guest registers by hotels; and (iv) the display of signs alongside or in plain view of any public roadway to preclude false or misleading advertising thereon to the extent prohibited by \u00a7 18.2-217, provided such ordinances are equivalent to or more stringent than the provisions of this title or Title 18.2 in the case of the display of signs alongside or in plain view of any public roadway to preclude false or misleading advertising thereon to the extent prohibited by \u00a7 18.2-217, and the regulations of the Board. 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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 468 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 1981 \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 1983, chapter 242.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74276,"section_number":"18.2-217","catch_line":"Advertising merchandise, etc., for sale with intent not to sell at price or terms advertised; prima facie evidence of violation","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-217\/"},{"id":79635,"section_number":"35.1-26","catch_line":"Cities, counties, and towns may by ordinance exempt certain fairs","order_by":null,"url":"\/35.1-26\/"}],"permalink":{"id":208161,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74845,"identifier":"35.1-9","token":"35.1\/1\/35.1-9","url":"\/35.1-9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/35.1-9\/","token":"35.1\/1\/35.1-9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local ordinance superseded; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 35.1-9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This title and the regulations of the Board<\/span> shall supersede all local ordinances<\/span> regulating hotels<\/span>, restaurants, summer camps<\/span>, and campgrounds<\/span> other than those adopted pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 35.1-26<\/a>, except that any locality may adopt ordinances<\/span> regarding (i) the sale, preparation, and handling of food; (ii) swimming pools, saunas and other similar facilities; (iii) the keeping of guest registers by hotels<\/span>; and (iv) the display of signs alongside or in plain view of any public roadway to preclude false or misleading advertising thereon to the extent prohibited by \u00a7 18.2-217<\/a>, provided such ordinances<\/span> are equivalent to or more stringent than the provisions of this title or Title 18.2 in the case of the display of signs alongside or in plain view of any public roadway to preclude false or misleading advertising thereon to the extent prohibited by \u00a7 18.2-217<\/a>, and the regulations of the Board<\/span>. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or affect in any way the powers given to localities under Title 15.2, or under any city charter, or under any other general or special act.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL ORDINANCE SUPERSEDED; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 35.1-9)\n\nThis title and the regulations of the Board shall supersede all local ordinances\nregulating hotels, restaurants, summer camps, and campgrounds other than those\nadopted pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 35.1-26, except that any locality may\nadopt ordinances regarding (i) the sale, preparation, and handling of food; (ii)\nswimming pools, saunas and other similar facilities; (iii) the keeping of guest\nregisters by hotels; and (iv) the display of signs alongside or in plain view of\nany public roadway to preclude false or misleading advertising thereon to the\nextent prohibited by \u00a7 18.2-217, provided such ordinances are equivalent to or\nmore stringent than the provisions of this title or Title 18.2 in the case of\nthe display of signs alongside or in plain view of any public roadway to\npreclude false or misleading advertising thereon to the extent prohibited by \u00a7\n18.2-217, and the regulations of the Board. Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to limit or affect in any way the powers given to localities under\nTitle 15.2, or under any city charter, or under any other general or special\nact.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 468; 1983, c. 242.","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}}