Virginia Administrative Code

Permits required in the above paragraph shall be issued only to the owner of the cattle to be moved. Separate permits are required for each animal, except when animals are moved in one drove, truckload, or carload, in which case one permit shall suffice for each drove, truckload …

Permits for movement may be issued only for moving animals from quarantined premises to slaughter houses operating under official state or federal meat inspection. Statutory Authority§§ 3.2-6002 and 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.

All cattle which have reacted to the tuberculin test, or which have been found by clinical examination to be infected with tuberculosis, shall be slaughtered under official state or federal meat inspection; and the postmortem findings shall be reported within 10 days to the State…

Tuberculosis-free accredited herds of cattle in the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be governed by the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture. Statutory Authority§§ 3.2-6002 and 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.

Tuberculosis-free areas in the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be governed by the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture. Statutory Authority§§ 3.2-6002 and 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.

A. Except as the board designates otherwise in specific cases, the names and definitions for commercial fertilizer shall be those adopted as official by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials. B. The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have…

Other plant nutrients, when claimed in any written, printed, or graphic matter, shall be registered and guaranteed on the package; or if in bulk, on the accompanying invoice or delivery slip. Guarantees shall be made on the elemental basis. Sources of the guaranteed elements and …

A. The following information, if not appearing on the face or display side in a readable and conspicuous form, shall occupy at least the upper third of a side of the container, and shall be considered the label. (With the exception of "quantity statement," which must always appea…

The term "Percentage," when used by symbol or word on a fertilizer label, shall represent only the amount of individual plant nutrients or other factors in relation to the total weight of the product. Statutory Authority§ 3.2-3601 of the Code of Virginia.

The board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of such regulation.Statutory Authority§ 3.2-3601 of the Code of Virginia.

A. * A commercial fertilizer shall be deemed deficient if the analysis of any primary nutrient is below the guaranteed analysis or grade by more than 0.30% plus 3.0% of the guarantee, or if the overall index value of the fertilizer is below 97.0%. Except when the found relative v…

A. Specialty fertilizer-pesticide mixtures. The labeling, claims and use of all mixtures shall comply with and be registered under the Virginia Fertilizer Law and the Virginia Pesticide Law, and shall be subject to approval by the commissioner. B. Farm crop fertilizer-pesticide m…

A. The maximum chlorine guarantees permitted for tobacco plant bed fertilizers shall be: 1. One-half percent chlorine for fertilizers with nitrogen guarantees up to and including 6.0%. 2. One percent chlorine for fertilizers with a nitrogen guarantee above 6.0%. B. The maximum ch…

A. No person shall be allowed to distribute, register, or offer for sale any mixed fertilizer, collodial phosphate or similar materials in this Commonwealth which contains less than 3.0% of plant food, (total nitrogen, available phosphate and soluble or available potash, either s…

Unless otherwise adopted by the commissioner pursuant to § 3.2-3601 B of the Virginia Fertilizer Law, procedures for obtaining samples, sample preparation, and sample analysis shall be those described in the 17th edition (2000) of the "Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC Interna…

The following words and terms when used in this regulation shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Accident" means an unexpected, undesirable event involving the use of fertilizer or the presence of a fertilizer that adversely affects th…

A. Licensees, contractor-applicators, and state agencies, localities, or other governmental entities subject to this regulation shall maintain records of each application of fertilizer to nonagricultural land for at least three years following the application. These records shall…

A. Any contractor-applicator or licensee that employs an individual who offers his services as a certified fertilizer applicator or who supervises the application of any fertilizer on nonagricultural land without obtaining prior registration certification from the commissioner sh…

A. The board authorizes the commissioner to approve all courses of training required in this regulation. B. All licensees and contractor-applicators who apply fertilizer for commercial purposes to nonagricultural land and all state agencies, localities, or other governmental enti…

All persons desiring certification as certified fertilizer applicators shall successfully complete board-approved training.Statutory Authority§3.2-3602.1 of the Code of Virginia.

A. The application to become a certified fertilizer applicator shall be in writing to the commissioner on a form as specified and approved by the commissioner and shall contain: 1. Last name, first name, and middle initial of the applicant; 2. Mailing address; and 3. Documentatio…

The following individuals are exempt from certification: 1. Individuals conducting research in laboratories or field test plots involving fertilizers. 2. Individuals who use fertilizer or supervise the use of fertilizer as part of their duties only on nonagricultural land owned o…

A. All applicants for certification as a certified fertilizer applicator shall demonstrate practical knowledge of the principles and practices of the environmentally safe use of fertilizer. B. Applicants shall be tested on their knowledge and qualifications concerning the use of …

A. Every certification shall be valid for a period of four years. Upon expiration of certification, the certified fertilizer applicator's certificate shall become invalid and the holder shall not be allowed to offer his services as a certified fertilizer applicator. B. Any certif…

All noncertified applicators desiring to apply fertilizer for commercial purposes on nonagricultural land while not under the direct on-site supervision of a certified fertilizer applicator shall successfully complete individual applicator training. All noncertified public sector…

A. Licensees, contractor-applicators, and state agencies, localities, or other governmental entities subject to this regulation shall maintain training records for each trained applicator employed by the licensee, contractor-applicator, state agency, locality, or other government…

All agricultural liming materials shall be labeled in terms of fineness by one of the following standards: 1. Pulverized limestone: Mesh screen Minimum guaranteed to pass 20 90% 100 70% 2. Ground limestone: Mesh screen Minimum guaranteed to pass 20 90% 60 50% 100 30% Statutory Au…

A. Agricultural liming materials shall be labeled to show a minimum Calcium Carbonate equivalent as listed below: Material Calcium carbonate equivalent Burnt lime not less than 140% Hydrated lime Not less than 110% Limestone Not less than 85% Shells Not less than 85% Burnt Shell …

A. A penalty shall be assessed against the registrant when the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services analysis indicates a deficiency of 5.0% or more of the label statement for neutralizing value. The registrant shall refund to the purchaser a penalty equal to t…

Methods of analysis shall be those published by AOAC International (formerly the Association of Official Analytical Chemists) in "Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International," 18th Edition, 2005. AOAC Official Method Sampling Procedures 924.01 Screen Analysis 924.02 Magnes…

The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall report the results of official samples to all registrants of agricultural liming materials annually. Statutory Authority§ 3.2-3701 of the Code of Virginia.

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The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "ASTM D4806-21a" means the Standard Specification for Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use as Automotive Spark-Ignition …

When gasoline is blended with ethanol, the ethanol shall meet the requirements of ASTM D4806-21a and the blend shall meet the requirements of ASTM D4814-24a, with following permissible exceptions: 1. For blends containing nine to 10 volume percent ethanol, the maximum vapor press…

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The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Authorized inspector" means any person employed by a state or federal regulatory plant pest agency and trained to inspect for and identify bo…

Any product to be moved either within or out of the Commonwealth, which is suspected of containing the boll weevil, shall be subject to inspection. The shipment may be stopped at any time or place by an inspector. When such a product is found to threaten the spread of the boll we…

The commissioner, pursuant to § 3.2-711 of the Code of Virginia, may determine that costs for services, products, or articles shall be paid by the persons affected when the commissioner determines that those services, products, or articles are beyond the reasonable scope of admin…

Under the authority of Article 1 (§ 3.2-700 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia, a quarantine of the Commonwealth of Virginia and all cotton producing states and countries infested with the boll weevil is hereby established to control, eradicate, and preven…

The following shall not be moved from any regulated area into Virginia, in any manner or method, except in compliance with the conditions prescribed in this chapter: 1. The boll weevil, "Anthonomous grandis grandis" Boheman, in any living state of development. 2. Seed cotton. 3. …