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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>82647</law_id><section_number>3.2-501</section_number><catch_line>Declaration by Governor</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="I">General Provisions; Protection and Promotion of Agriculture</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5">Farmer Major Drought, Flood, and Hurricane Disaster Assistance</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The provisions of this chapter shall be effective from the time that the Governor makes a request pursuant to Section 301 of Public <span class="dictionary">Law</span> 93-288, 42 U.S.C. &#xA7;&#xA0;5141, until the Governor declares that the effects of the disaster have been abated.</p></section></text><history>1978, c. 837, &#xA7; 3.1-22.16; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
