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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 15 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 1987 \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 1989, chapter 575; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1423001,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357642,"identifier":"3.2-3935","token":"3.2\/III\/39\/4\/3.2-3935","url":"\/3.2-3935\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3935\/","token":"3.2\/III\/39\/4\/3.2-3935","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3935","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:<\/p>

“Acceptable release rate<\/span>” means a measured release rate not to exceed 4.0 micrograms per square centimeter per day at steady state conditions as determined in accordance with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing procedure as outlined in the EPA data call-in notice of July 29, 1986, on tributyltin in antifoulant paints under the Federal Insecticide<\/span>, Fungicide<\/span> and Rodenticide<\/span> Act, (7 U.S.C. \u00a7 136 et seq.); or a lower release rate if adopted by the Board<\/span> as necessary to protect health or the environment.<\/p>

“Commercial boat yard<\/span>” means any facility that engages for hire in the construction, storage, maintenance, repair or refurbishing of vessels<\/span> (other than seaplanes) or any licensed<\/span> independent marine maintenance contractor who engages in such activities.<\/p>

“Marine antifoulant paint<\/span>” means any compound, coating, paint or treatment applied or used for the purpose of controlling freshwater or marine fouling organisms on vessels<\/span>.<\/p>

“Tributyltin compounds<\/span>” means any compound having three normal butyl groups attached to a tin atom and with or without an anion such as chloride, fluoride or oxide.<\/p>

“Vessel<\/span>” means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, whether self-propelled or otherwise, and includes barges and tugs.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-3935)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:\n\n“Acceptable release rate” means a measured release rate not to\nexceed 4.0 micrograms per square centimeter per day at steady state conditions\nas determined in accordance with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\ntesting procedure as outlined in the EPA data call-in notice of July 29, 1986,\non tributyltin in antifoulant paints under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide\nand Rodenticide Act, (7 U.S.C. \u00a7 136 et seq.); or a lower release rate if\nadopted by the Board as necessary to protect health or the environment.\n\n“Commercial boat yard” means any facility that engages for hire in\nthe construction, storage, maintenance, repair or refurbishing of vessels (other\nthan seaplanes) or any licensed independent marine maintenance contractor who\nengages in such activities.\n\n“Marine antifoulant paint” means any compound, coating, paint or\ntreatment applied or used for the purpose of controlling freshwater or marine\nfouling organisms on vessels.\n\n“Tributyltin compounds” means any compound having three normal butyl\ngroups attached to a tin atom and with or without an anion such as chloride,\nfluoride or oxide.\n\n“Vessel” means every description of watercraft, other than a\nseaplane, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the\nwater, whether self-propelled or otherwise, and includes barges and tugs.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 15, \u00a7 3.1-249.22; 1989, c. 575, \u00a7 3.1-249.59; 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"}}