Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 
Board
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 
chapter
Regulations for Enforcement of the Noxious Weeds Law [2 VAC 5 ‑ 317]
Action Amend noxious weed list
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 12/8/2023
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12/8/23  7:13 pm
Commenter: Elizabeth K Williams, MD

Noxious plants
 

Please add the noted invasive non-native plants to the list of noxious plants that commercial nurseries are prevented from selling.

The data is clear. These plants are destructive to native ecosystems. They outcompete with native plants destroying the habitat. Since they are sold in commercial nurseries, the public assumes that they are not harmful.

Thank you,

Elizabeth K Williams, MD

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