Code of Virginia - Title 10.1 Conservation - Section 10.1-559.10 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Local ordinances

§ 10.1-559.10. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Local ordinances

A. Any county, city or town may adopt an ordinance creating a complaint, investigation and agricultural stewardship plan development program. Ordinances adopted pursuant to this section may contain only provisions which parallel §§ 10.1-559.2 and 10.1-559.3. 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 § 10.1-559.3.

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 (§ 10.1-2100 et seq.).

(1996, c. 773.)

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