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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55654</law_id><section_number>3.2-3607.1</section_number><catch_line>Consumer education</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="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Production and Sale of Agricultural Products</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="36">Fertilizer</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, in consultation with representatives of the fertilizer industry, fertilizer retailers, and statewide <span class="dictionary">turf</span> and lawn care organizations, and other interested parties, may develop consumer information and recommended best practices for the application of <span class="dictionary">lawn fertilizer</span>. <a id="paragraph-203998" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-3607.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall provide a public listing of <span class="dictionary">contractor-applicators</span> who apply fertilizer on nonagricultural lands and have met the training requirements of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Board authorized to adopt regulations for the application of regulated products to nonagricultural property; civil penalty" href="/3.2-3602.1/">3.2-3602.1</a>. The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall encourage consumers to consult the listing when hiring a lawn care professional. <a id="paragraph-203999" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-3607.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2011, cc. 341, 353.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
