Bill Text: VA HB1548 | 2023 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Aerial pesticide application; civil penalty.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-07 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources [HB1548 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-HB1548-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 39 of Title 3.2 a section numbered 3.2-3934.1 as follows:
§3.2-3934.1. Aerial pesticide application; civil penalty.
A. Any commercial applicator or private applicator who uses fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft for the aerial application of pesticides to any lands lying west of the Blue Ridge Mountains shall submit the following information to the Commissioner 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.
B. Any commercial applicator or private applicator who violates the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense and $2,500 for each additional offense. Such penalty shall be collected by the Department and the proceeds shall be deposited into the Pesticide Control Fund established in § 3.2-3912.
