Nothing contained in this article shall in any way limit the power of any county, city or town to regulate by ordinance sanitary conditions in service stations and public gathering places located therein, but no such ordinance may impose requirements less stringent than the regulations of the Board.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 32.1-202

  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Public gathering places: includes , but is not limited to:

    (a) Historic shrines;

    (b) Terminals of public transportation companies;

    (c) Festivals, fairs, races and other places where 100 or more people congregate at one time. See Virginia Code 32.1-198

  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254

Code 1950, § 32-63; 1979, c. 711.