CODE OF VIRGINIA ADMINISTRATION; REGULATIONS (§ 3.2-701) The Commissioner shall protect the agricultural, horticultural, and other interests of the Commonwealth from plant pests and supervise and direct the execution of this article and regulations adopted hereunder. HISTORY: 1975, c. 29, § 3.1-188.21; 1980, c. 291; 2000, c. 730; 2008, c. 860.