A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article, or who alters, forges, or counterfeits, or uses without authority any certificate or permit or other document provided for in this article or in the regulations of the Board adopted hereunder is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
B. Any person who has knowingly moved any regulated article into the Commonwealth from any quarantined area of any other state, which regulated article has not been treated or handled under provisions of the quarantine and regulations in effect at the point of origin, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
1975, c. 29, § 3.1-188.29; 1980, c. 291; 2008, c. 860.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 7 - Tree and Crop Pests
§ 3.2-701. Administration; regulations
§ 3.2-702. Abundance surveys; eradication or suppression of pests
§ 3.2-703. Authority to quarantine
§ 3.2-704. Quarantine against regulated articles in other states
§ 3.2-705. Authority for abatement and other emergency measures; compensation to property owners
§ 3.2-706. Authority for inspections; warrants
§ 3.2-707. Cooperation with other agencies and private organizations
§ 3.2-708. Cooperative Suppression Program Fund established
§ 3.2-709. Authority for compensation to growers in infested areas
§ 3.2-711. Costs of administration; reimbursements to Commonwealth
§ 3.2-712. Permit required to sell and transport plant pests