{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-409","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-409","heading":"Ordinances","body":"A. Any locality may adopt an ordinance creating a complaint, investigation, and agricultural stewardship plan development program. Ordinances adopted hereunder may contain only provisions that parallel §§ 3.2-401 and 3.2-402. No such ordinance shall provide for the imposition of civil or criminal sanctions against an operator or owner who fails to implement a plan. If an owner or operator fails to implement a plan, the local governing body shall submit a complaint to the Commissioner as provided in § 3.2-402.B. This section shall not apply to any ordinance (i) in existence on July 1, 1996 or (ii) adopted pursuant to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (§ 62.1-44.15:67 et seq.).1996, c. 773, § 10.1-559.10; 2008, c. 860; 2013, cc. 756, 793.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS; PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE","Chapter 4. AGRICULTURAL STEWARDSHIP"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-409/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"6f2160d28c70404d370e66cc001ac0ca673777b0fcbb188bda51082c63427bab","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-408","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}