Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 32.1 > Chapter 7.1 - Health Statistics

• Certified escort vehicle driver: means a person 18 years of age or older who holds a valid driver's license and a valid escort vehicle driver certificate issued (i) by the Commonwealth or (ii) by a state whose escort vehicle driver certification program has been determined to be substantially similar to the Commonwealth's and to which the Commonwealth has extended reciprocity. See Virginia Code 46.2-2900
• Department: means the State Department of Health. See Virginia Code 32.1-3
• Escort vehicle driver certificate: means a credential issued under the laws of the Commonwealth or other state authorizing the holder to escort a permitted vehicle or vehicles. See Virginia Code 46.2-2900
• forest trees: includes shade trees of any species around houses, along highways and within cities and towns if the trees constitute an insect or disease menace to nearby timber trees or timber stands. See Virginia Code 10.1-1178
• Infection: means infection by any disease affecting forest trees which is declared by the State Forester to be dangerously injurious to forest trees. See Virginia Code 10.1-1178
• Infestation: means infestation by means of any insect which is declared by the State Forester to be dangerously injurious to forest trees. See Virginia Code 10.1-1178
• Permitted vehicle or vehicles: means any vehicle being operated under the provisions of a valid highway hauling permit issued pursuant to § Virginia Code 46.2-2900
• Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100