Pesticides; manufacture, distribution, use, or sale of paraquat prohibited.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Jul 21, 2026
Continued from last session
Session
2027
Introduced
Jan 21, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Nadarius E. Clark· primary
Summary
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A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2-3939 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pesticides; manufacture, distribution, use, or sale of paraquat prohibited.
Pesticides; manufacture, distribution, use, or sale of paraquat prohibited. Prohibits any person from manufacturing, distributing, using, or selling any pesticide containing paraquat, defined in the bill, as an active ingredient. The bill allows the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to seize any such pesticide containing paraquat on complaint to the circuit court in the area where the pesticide is located.