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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Rules and Regulations for the Enforcement of the Virginia Seed Law [2 VAC 5 ‑ 390]

Action:

Amendments to Establish a Minimum Germination Rate for Cotton Seed

Action 5930 / Stage 10877

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Documents
Final Text	7/24/2025 11:07 am
Agency Background Document	7/24/2025
ORM Economic Review Form	7/24/2025
Attorney General Certification	4/15/2026

Status
Changes to Text	Changes have been made to the text since the proposed stage was last published in the Register.
Attorney General Review	Submitted to OAG: 7/24/2025 Review Completed: 4/15/2026 Result: Certified
DPB Review	Submitted on 4/16/2026 DPB review in progress. [Day 2]
Secretary Review	Not yet submitted to Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
Governor's Review	Not yet submitted
Virginia Registrar	Not yet submitted
Comment Period	You may comment on this stage in a Town Hall comment forum as soon as it is published in The Virginia Register of Regulations. If you sign up for the Town Hall email notification service, you will be notified when the comment forum opens. The regulatory information regarding this stage is subject to change until 5 days before it is published in the Register.
Effective Date	Not yet determined

Contact Information
Name / Title:	David Gianino / Program Manager, Office of Plant Industry Services
Address:	P. O. Box 1163 Richmond, VA 23218
Email Address:	David.Gianino@vdacs.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)786-3515 FAX: (804)371-7793 TDD: (800)828-1120

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Action 5930:

Amendments to Establish a Minimum Germination Rate for Cotton Seed

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage Type	Status
NOIRA (9570)	Stage complete. Comment period ended 01/04/2023.
Proposed (10094)	Stage complete. Comment period ended 02/14/2025.
Final (10877)	DPB review in progress.

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