{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-701","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-701","heading":"Administration; regulations","body":"The Commissioner shall protect the agricultural, horticultural, and other interests of the Commonwealth from plant pests and supervise and direct the execution of this article and regulations adopted hereunder.1975, c. 29, § 3.1-188.21; 1980, c. 291; 2000, c. 730; 2008, c. 860.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS; PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE","Chapter 7. TREE AND CROP PESTS","Article 1. PESTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-701/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"dacdf4037b280d6def3eed092a1f54e15823ea552e5a5330f6f545b6a3cb240c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-700","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}