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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 773<\/a> 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. 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 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 756<\/a> and 793<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":357666,"section_number":"3.2-401","catch_line":"Exclusions from chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-401\/"},{"id":357677,"section_number":"3.2-402","catch_line":"Complaint; investigation; agricultural stewardship plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-402\/"},{"id":375046,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:67","catch_line":"Cooperative state-local program","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_67\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1421183,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357692,"identifier":"3.2-409","token":"3.2\/I\/4\/3.2-409","url":"\/3.2-409\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-409\/","token":"3.2\/I\/4\/3.2-409","dublin_core":{"Title":"Ordinances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-409","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any locality may adopt an ordinance<\/span> creating a complaint<\/span>, investigation, and agricultural stewardship plan<\/span> development program. Ordinances<\/span> adopted hereunder may contain only provisions that parallel §§ 3.2-401<\/a> and 3.2-402<\/a>. No such ordinance<\/span> shall provide for the imposition of civil or criminal sanctions<\/span> against an operator<\/span> or owner<\/span> who fails to implement a plan. If an owner<\/span> or operator<\/span> fails to implement a plan, the local governing body shall submit a complaint<\/span> to the Commissioner<\/span> as provided in § 3.2-402<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> This section shall not apply to any ordinance<\/span> (i) in existence on July 1, 1996 or (ii) adopted pursuant to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (§ 62.1-44.15:67<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDINANCES (\u00a7 3.2-409)\n\nA. Any locality may adopt an ordinance creating a complaint, investigation, and\nagricultural stewardship plan development program. Ordinances adopted hereunder\nmay contain only provisions that parallel §§ 3.2-401 and 3.2-402. No\nsuch ordinance shall provide for the imposition of civil or criminal sanctions\nagainst an operator or owner who fails to implement a plan. If an owner or\noperator fails to implement a plan, the local governing body shall submit a\ncomplaint to the Commissioner as provided in § 3.2-402.\n\nB. This section shall not apply to any ordinance (i) in existence on July 1,\n1996 or (ii) adopted pursuant to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (§\n62.1-44.15:67 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 773, \u00a7 10.1-559.10; 2008, c. 860; 2013, cc. 756, 793.","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"}}