When the Board has good reason to believe in the existence of infested regulated articles in localities in other states, territories, or countries, or that conditions exist that, in the judgment of the Board, render the importation of such regulated articles from such localities a menace to the health of the Commonwealth, the Board shall, by proclamation, prohibit the importation of any regulated article from any locality of other states, territories, or countries, into the Commonwealth.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 3.2-704

  • Board: means the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Virginia Code 3.2-100
  • Infested: means actually infested or infected with a pest or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists. See Virginia Code 3.2-700
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Regulated article: means any article of any character carrying or capable of carrying the pest against which the quarantine is directed. See Virginia Code 3.2-700

1975, c. 29, § 3.1-188.24; 2008, c. 860.