VA HB1548 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 5 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Aerial pesticide application; civil penalty. Requires any commercial applicator or private applicator of pesticides who uses fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft for the aerial application of such pesticides to any lands lying west of the Blue Ridge Mountains to submit the following information to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services no less than seven days prior to such application: (i) the location of such proposed application, (ii) the date and time of such proposed application, and (iii) the brand name or common product name of the pesticide to be used in such proposed application. The bill provides that any commercial applicator or private applicator who violates the provisions of the bill shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense and $2,500 for each additional offense.

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Title

Aerial pesticide application; civil penalty.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-07HouseLeft in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-01-17HouseAssigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2023-01-05HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-01-05HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102786D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
323934.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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