Virginia § 3.2-705 - Authority for abatement and other emergency measures; compensation to property owners
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§ 3.2-705. Authority for abatement and other emergency measures; compensation to property owners
Whenever the Commissioner finds any article that is infested or reasonably believed to be infested or a host or pest exists on any property or is in transit in the Commonwealth, he may require full information as to origin, number and destination of same and, upon giving notice to the owner or his agent in possession thereof, seize, quarantine, treat, or otherwise dispose of such pest, host, or article in such manner as the Commissioner deems necessary to suppress, control, eradicate, prevent, or retard the spread of a pest; or the Commissioner may order such owner or agent to so treat or otherwise dispose of the pest, host, or article. The owner of any property destroyed or ordered to be treated or otherwise disposed of under this section may, in an action against the Commonwealth in the appropriate court, recover just compensation for any property so destroyed or the reasonable costs of disposal of any property so ordered if he establishes that the property was not a pest, or a host, or an infested article.
1975, c. 29, § 3.1-188.25; 1980, c. 291; 2008, c. 860.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Virginia § 3.2-705 cover?
Section 3.2-705 ("Authority for abatement and other emergency measures; compensation to property owners") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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