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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Regulations for Tradespersons Installing Invasive Plant Species [2 VAC 5 ‑ 455] (Under Development)

Action:

Promulgate regulations governing the installation of invasive plant species by ...

Action 6312 / Stage 11327

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Documents
Final Text	9/23/2026 12:16 pm
Agency Background Document	9/23/2026

Status
Changes to Text	Changes have been made to the text since the proposed stage was last published in the Register.
DPB Review	Submitted on 9/23/2026 DPB review in progress. [Day 3]
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 / Deputy Director, Division of Consumer Protection
Address:	P.O. Box 1163 Richmond, VA 23218
Email Address:	David.Gianino@vdacs.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)786-3515 FAX: (804)371-7793 TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.

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Action 6312:

Promulgate regulations governing the installation of invasive plant species by tradespersons in Virginia

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage Type	Status
NOIRA (10114)	Stage complete. Comment period ended 12/06/2023.
Proposed (10451)	Stage complete. Comment period ended 04/11/2025.
Final (10989)	Stage withdrawn on 12/29/2025 before the Governor's office completed its review.
Final (11327)	DPB review in progress.

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