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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 669<\/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":[{"id":58354,"section_number":"15.2-1806","catch_line":"Parks, recreation facilities, playgrounds, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1806\/"}],"permalink":{"id":280555,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55958,"identifier":"8.01-226.13","token":"8.01\/3\/21\/8.01-226.13","url":"\/8.01-226.13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-226.13\/","token":"8.01\/3\/21\/8.01-226.13","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limited standing to seek injunctive relief against manufacturing companies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-226.13","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Manufacturing company<\/span>” means a domestic or foreign corporation primarily engaged in activities that, in accordance with the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), United States Manual, United States Office of Management and Budget, 2012 Edition, would be included in Sector 31, 32, or 33.\n\t\t\t“Public greenway<\/span>” means any system of hiking, biking, or horseback riding trails established by a locality or political subdivision.\n\t\t\t“Public park, recreational facility, or playground<\/span>” means any such facility established by a locality pursuant to § 15.2-1806<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No action<\/span> shall be initiated or maintained to enjoin the continued use and operation of a manufacturing company<\/span> solely on the basis of the claimant’s use of a public park, recreational facility, or playground<\/span> or public greenway<\/span>, when such manufacturing company<\/span> existed prior to the creation of such public park, recreational facility, or playground<\/span>, or public greenway<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> This section shall not limit actions<\/span> brought by the Commonwealth, a locality, or an entity designated pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 15.2-1806<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITED STANDING TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AGAINST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES (\u00a7\n8.01-226.13)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Manufacturing company” means a domestic or foreign corporation\nprimarily engaged in activities that, in accordance with the North American\nIndustrial Classification System (NAICS), United States Manual, United States\nOffice of Management and Budget, 2012 Edition, would be included in Sector 31,\n32, or 33.\n\t\t\t“Public greenway” means any system of hiking, biking, or\nhorseback riding trails established by a locality or political subdivision.\n\t\t\t“Public park, recreational facility, or playground” means any\nsuch facility established by a locality pursuant to § 15.2-1806.\n\nB. No action shall be initiated or maintained to enjoin the continued use and\noperation of a manufacturing company solely on the basis of the claimant’s\nuse of a public park, recreational facility, or playground or public greenway,\nwhen such manufacturing company existed prior to the creation of such public\npark, recreational facility, or playground, or public greenway.\n\nC. This section shall not limit actions brought by the Commonwealth, a locality,\nor an entity designated pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 15.2-1806.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 669.","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}}