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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 11<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 958<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1420989,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357232,"identifier":"3.2-108.1","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-108.1","url":"\/3.2-108.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-108.1\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-108.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Pollinator Protection Strategy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-108.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall develop and maintain a Virginia Pollinator Protection Strategy (the Strategy) to (i) promote the health of and mitigate the risks to all pollinator species and (ii) ensure a robust agriculture economy and apiary industry for honeybees and other managed pollinators. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In developing the Strategy, the Department<\/span> shall seek the assistance of the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation, the Department<\/span> of Wildlife Resources, and the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality and shall establish a stakeholder group composed of representatives of affected groups, including beekeepers, agricultural producers, commercial pesticide applicators, private pesticide applicators, pesticide manufacturers, retailers, lawn and turf service providers, agribusiness and farmer organizations, conservation interests, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the Virginia Cooperative Extension. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Strategy shall include a plan for the protection of managed pollinators that provides voluntary best management practices for pesticide users, beekeepers, and landowners and agricultural producers. The protection plan shall support: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Communication between beekeepers and applicators; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Reduction of the risk to pollinators from pesticides; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Increases in pollinator habitat; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Maintenance of existing compliance with state pesticide use requirements; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Identification of needs for further research to promote robust agriculture and apiary industries; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Identification of additional opportunities for education and outreach on pollinators. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA POLLINATOR PROTECTION STRATEGY (\u00a7 3.2-108.1)\n\nA. The Department shall develop and maintain a Virginia Pollinator Protection\nStrategy (the Strategy) to (i) promote the health of and mitigate the risks to\nall pollinator species and (ii) ensure a robust agriculture economy and apiary\nindustry for honeybees and other managed pollinators.\n\nB. In developing the Strategy, the Department shall seek the assistance of the\nDepartment of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Wildlife Resources,\nand the Department of Environmental Quality and shall establish a stakeholder\ngroup composed of representatives of affected groups, including beekeepers,\nagricultural producers, commercial pesticide applicators, private pesticide\napplicators, pesticide manufacturers, retailers, lawn and turf service\nproviders, agribusiness and farmer organizations, conservation interests,\nVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University,\nand the Virginia Cooperative Extension.\n\nC. The Strategy shall include a plan for the protection of managed pollinators\nthat provides voluntary best management practices for pesticide users,\nbeekeepers, and landowners and agricultural producers. The protection plan shall\nsupport:\n\n 1. Communication between beekeepers and applicators;\n\n 2. Reduction of the risk to pollinators from pesticides;\n\n 3. Increases in pollinator habitat;\n\n 4. Maintenance of existing compliance with state pesticide use requirements;\n\n 5. Identification of needs for further research to promote robust agriculture\n and apiary industries; and\n\n 6. Identification of additional opportunities for education and outreach on\n pollinators.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 11; 2020, c. 958.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}