The 2016 Session of the Virginia General Assembly enacted the Virginia Pollinator Protection Strategy (Strategy) (Va. Code § 3.2-108.1), which requires the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) to establish and maintain a Virginia Pollinator Protection Strategy to promote the health of and mitigate the risks to all pollinator species and ensure a robust agriculture economy and apiary industry for honey bees and other managed pollinators. The Strategy is to include a plan for the protection of managed pollinators that provides voluntary best management practices for pesticide users, beekeepers, landowners, and agricultural producers.