3.2-409 - Ordinances. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-409. Ordinances.

A. Any locality may adopt an ordinance creating a complaint, investigation,and agricultural stewardship plan development program. Ordinances adoptedhereunder may contain only provisions that parallel §§ 3.2-401 and 3.2-402.No such ordinance shall provide for the imposition of civil or criminalsanctions against an operator or owner who fails to implement a plan. If anowner or operator fails to implement a plan, the local governing body shallsubmit 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 (§10.1-2100 et seq.).

(1996, c. 773, § 10.1-559.10; 2008, c. 860.)