Virginia § 40.1-51.17 - Effect of chapter on local ordinances and regulations
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 40.1-51.17 — Effect of chapter on local ordinances and regulations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40.1-51.17. Effect of chapter on local ordinances and regulations
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing any valid local ordinance or regulation now in effect adopted pursuant to general law or charter provision; provided, however, that if any such ordinance or regulation is less strict than any standard rule or regulation promulgated or adopted by the Board, then such ordinance or regulation shall be superseded by the applicable standard or regulation of the Board except as provided in § 40.1-51.19.
1972, c. 237.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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