Code of Virginia - Title 3.1 Agriculture, Horticulture And Food - Section 3.1-249.60 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Sale and application of tributyltin compounds

§ 3.1-249.60. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Sale and application of tributyltin compounds

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not distribute, possess, sell or offer for sale, apply or offer for use or application any marine antifoulant paint containing tributyltin compounds. Authorized personnel of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may seize any antifoulant paint held in violation of this article and any seized substances shall be considered forfeited.

B. A person may distribute or sell a marine antifoulant paint containing tributyltin with an acceptable release rate to the owner or agent of a commercial boat yard. The owner or agent of a commercial boat yard may possess and apply, or purchase for application, an antifoulant paint containing tributyltin with an acceptable release rate; however, such paint may be applied only within a commercial boat yard and only to vessels which exceed twenty-five meters (82.02 feet) in length or which have aluminum hulls.

C. A person may distribute, sell or apply a marine antifoulant paint containing tributyltin having an acceptable release rate if the paint is distributed or sold in a spray can in a quantity of sixteen ounces avoirdupois or less and is commonly referred to as outboard or lower unit paint.

(1987, c. 15, § 3.1-249.23; 1989, c. 575.)

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