{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-398-50","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-398-50","heading":"Exceptions","body":"The operator, or ship agent of an operator, shall not be required to file a Ballast Water Control Report form if:\n\n1. The commercial vessel's point of origin is located from within the United States EEZ;\n\n2. The commercial vessel is engaged in innocent transit; or\n\n3. The vessel is a passenger vessel equipped with a functioning treatment system designed to kill aquatic organisms in the ballast water.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 398. Ballast Water Discharge Reporting"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter398/section50/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:34Z","sha256":"bb3261d3c0177f513d250a2e670736f0f8df59c960ae0325de5ffe033625ada9","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-398-40","next":"us-va/4vac20-398-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}