REGULATORY SERVICES

Personnel in the Office of Plant and Pest Services are responsible for ensuring compliance with the Virginia Pest Law, the Virginia Plant and Plant Products Inspection Law, the Virginia Bee Law, and the Noxious Weed Law.

Regulatory Inspectors conduct a variety of activities, including inspections of nurseries, bee hives, plants, and plant products for export. They respond to invasive insect, plant and plant disease introductions; work to protect Virginia's endangered species and enforce agricultural quarantines. Additionally, many of these specialists provide educational programs for public outreach and work cooperatively with officials from other state, federal, and local agencies, including the Virginia Department of Forestry, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and many others.

Nuisance Bird
Coyote
Karnal Bunt
Virginia Beekeepers Study

Apiary Inspection
Cotton Boll Weevil
Disease Detection
Endangered Species
Export Certification
Fire Ant
Forms
Ginseng
Gypsy Moth
Nursery Inspection
Plant Pest Surveys