                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF FERTILIZER (§ 3.2-3602)

A. No locality shall regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, use,
application, storage or distribution of fertilizers except by ordinance as
provided for in the requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (&#xA7;
62.1-44.15:67 et seq.), the Erosion and Sediment Control Law (&#xA7;
62.1-44.15:51 et seq.), the Stormwater Management Act (&#xA7; 62.1-44.15:24 et
seq.) or other nonpoint source regulations adopted by the Department of
Environmental Quality or the State Water Control Board. The provisions of this
section shall not preempt the adoption, amendment, or enforcement of the
Statewide Fire Prevention Code pursuant to &#xA7; 27-97 and the Uniform
Statewide Building Code pursuant to &#xA7; 36-98.

B. The Commissioner may enter into an agreement with a locality to provide
oversight and data collection assistance related to the requirements of
certified contractor-applicators pursuant to &#xA7; 3.2-3602.1.

HISTORY: 2007, c. 563, § 3.1-106.4:1; 2008, c. 860; 2011, cc. 341, 353; 2013,
cc. 756, 793; 2020, c. 413.