• Date Due: November 01, 2026
  • Author: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Enabling Authority: Chapter 66 Enactment Clause 2. (Regular Session, 2026)
  • Description:
    Report on the findings and recommendations of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on the review of the legislative and regulatory authority of the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Commissioner pursuant to §§ 3.2-800 and 3.2-802 of the Code of Virginia pertaining to the control of noxious weeds. Such review shall include the role of the Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee (the Committee); the membership structure, terms, and meetings of the Committee; the regulatory process and considerations for which plant species, including specific cultivars, are either added or omitted from the list published in 2VAC5-317-20 of the Virginia Administrative Code; and the necessary resources required by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to implement the provisions of 2VAC5-317-20 of the Virginia Administrative Code.