                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ORDINANCES (§ 3.2-409)

A. Any locality may adopt an ordinance creating a complaint, investigation, and
agricultural stewardship plan development program. Ordinances adopted hereunder
may contain only provisions that parallel &#xA7;&#xA7; 3.2-401 and 3.2-402. No
such ordinance shall provide for the imposition of civil or criminal sanctions
against an operator or owner who fails to implement a plan. If an owner or
operator fails to implement a plan, the local governing body shall submit a
complaint to the Commissioner as provided in &#xA7; 3.2-402.

B. This section shall not apply to any ordinance (i) in existence on July 1,
1996 or (ii) adopted pursuant to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (&#xA7;
62.1-44.15:67 et seq.).

HISTORY: 1996, c. 773, § 10.1-559.10; 2008, c. 860; 2013, cc. 756, 793.