Virginia Code 3.2-1205: Commercial apple-producing districts designated
The commercial apple-producing districts of the Commonwealth are as follows:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 3.2-1205
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Virginia Code 3.2-100
- District: means one of the districts set forth in § 3. See Virginia Code 3.2-1200
- Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
Area I. Northern Virginia District — Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, and Loudoun Counties and the City of Winchester.
Area II. Central Virginia District — Accomack, Fauquier, King William, Lancaster, Madison, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Richmond, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, and Westmoreland Counties.
Area III. Southern Virginia District — Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Dickenson, Franklin, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Halifax, Hanover, Henry, Isle of Wight, James City, Lee, Louisa, Lunenburg, Montgomery, Nelson, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Russell, Smyth, Southampton, Surry, Wise, and Wythe Counties.
Whenever the commercial production of apples begins in any locality not included in this section, such locality shall become a part of the nearest district that has the lowest commercial apple production according to production records of the Department.
Code 1950, § 3-513.1; 1964, c. 578; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-632; 1974, c. 601; 1982, c. 415; 1999, c. 793; 2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 565.