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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 575 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 289; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1422883,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357614,"identifier":"3.2-3907","token":"3.2\/III\/39\/1\/3.2-3907","url":"\/3.2-3907\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3907\/","token":"3.2\/III\/39\/1\/3.2-3907","dublin_core":{"Title":"Delegation of authority; exclusive authority to regulate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3907","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> may delegate any authority vested in it under this chapter to the Commissioner<\/span> or other employees of the Department<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall have the exclusive authority to regulate pesticides in accordance with this chapter. The Board<\/span>’s authority to regulate pesticides under this chapter shall not be delegated to any locality.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDELEGATION OF AUTHORITY; EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE (\u00a7 3.2-3907)\n\nThe Board may delegate any authority vested in it under this chapter to the\nCommissioner or other employees of the Department. The Board shall have the\nexclusive authority to regulate pesticides in accordance with this chapter. The\nBoard’s authority to regulate pesticides under this chapter shall not be\ndelegated to any locality.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 575, \u00a7 3.1-249.33; 1992, c. 289; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}