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2000 SESSION
005826560Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That the [ plant taxon ] Purple Loosestrife [ in any of its forms
(Lythrum salicaria and Lythrum virgatum and all of their hybrids and
cultivars) ] is hereby declared a noxious weed and regulated as such
under the Noxious Weed Law (§ 3.1-296.11 et seq.). The Board of Agriculture
and Consumer Services and the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services shall perform those duties and powers provided for under the
provisions of the Noxious Weed Law to regulate Purple Loosestrife as a noxious
weed.