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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70390</law_id><section_number>3.2-3929</section_number><catch_line>Restricted use pesticides prohibited; exceptions; training required</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-4006</reference></referred_to_by><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="39">Pesticide Control</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Pesticide Application and Certification</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No person shall use any <span class="dictionary">pesticide classified for restricted use</span> unless that person: (i) has first complied with the <span class="dictionary">certification</span> requirements of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>; (ii) is <span class="dictionary">under the direct supervision of</span> a <span class="dictionary">certified applicator</span> on-site and training for <span class="dictionary">certification</span> as a <span class="dictionary">commercial applicator</span> or <span class="dictionary">registered technician</span>; or (iii) is producing an <span class="dictionary">agricultural commodity</span> while <span class="dictionary">under the direct supervision of</span> a <span class="dictionary">private applicator</span> on property owned or leased by that <span class="dictionary">private applicator</span>. <a id="paragraph-254053" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-3929/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may specify by regulation the amount of training and service required to qualify a person for each classification or subclassification of <span class="dictionary">certification</span> as a <span class="dictionary">commercial applicator</span> or <span class="dictionary">registered technician</span>. <a id="paragraph-254054" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-3929/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1975, c. 377, &#xA7; 3.1-249.3; 1989, c. 575, &#xA7; 3.1-249.51; 1993, c. 773; 1995, c. 103; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
