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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79823</law_id><section_number>10.1-1321</section_number><catch_line>Local ordinances</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="13">Air Pollution Control Board</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Existing local <span class="dictionary">ordinances</span> adopted prior to July 1, 1972, shall continue in force; however, in the event of a conflict between a <span class="dictionary">Board</span> regulation and a local <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> adopted prior to July 1, 1972, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> regulation shall govern, except when the conflicting local <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> is more stringent. <a id="paragraph-285942" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1321/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The governing body of any locality proposing to adopt an <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span>, or an amendment to an existing <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span>, relating to <span class="dictionary">air pollution</span> after June 30, 1972, shall first obtain the approval of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> as to the provisions of the <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> or amendment. No <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> or amendment, except an <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> or amendment pertaining solely to open burning, shall be approved by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> which regulates any emission source that is required to register with the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> or to obtain a permit pursuant to this chapter and the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>&#x2019;s regulations. <a id="paragraph-285943" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1321/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1966, c. 497, &#xA7; 10-17.30; 1972, c. 781; 1988, c. 891; 1994, c. 358.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
