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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 370<\/a> and 418<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1512299,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378695,"identifier":"9.1-215","token":"9.1\/2.1\/9.1-215","url":"\/9.1-215\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-215\/","token":"9.1\/2.1\/9.1-215","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of Director; regulation and implementation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-215","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> In consultation with the State Fire Marshal, may adopt regulations necessary to carry out and administer this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> In consultation with the State Fire Marshal, may adopt regulations for the conduct of random inspections of retailers<\/span>, vending machine operators<\/span>, and wholesalers<\/span> to ensure compliance with this chapter; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Shall ensure that the implementation and substance of this chapter is in accordance with the implementation and substance of the New York fire safety standards for cigarettes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF DIRECTOR; REGULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION (\u00a7 9.1-215)\n\nThe Director:\n\n1. In consultation with the State Fire Marshal, may adopt regulations necessary\nto carry out and administer this chapter;\n\n2. In consultation with the State Fire Marshal, may adopt regulations for the\nconduct of random inspections of retailers, vending machine operators, and\nwholesalers to ensure compliance with this chapter; and\n\n3. Shall ensure that the implementation and substance of this chapter is in\naccordance with the implementation and substance of the New York fire safety\nstandards for cigarettes.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, cc. 370, 418.","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"}}