Virginia § 62.1-44.121 - (For contingent effective date, see § 62.1-44.119:1) Chesapeake Bay cropland; nutrient management plans
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 62.1-44.121 — (For contingent effective date, see § 62.1-44.119:1) Chesapeake Bay cropland; nutrient management plans, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62.1-44.121. (For contingent effective date, see § 62.1-44.119:1) Chesapeake Bay cropland; nutrient management plans
A. Any operator of 50 or more acres of Chesapeake Bay cropland shall maintain and implement an approved nutrient management plan.
B. The Department shall review any nutrient management plan submitted pursuant to subsection A within 30 days of submission and shall determine whether such nutrient management plan was prepared by a certified nutrient management planner. If the Department determines that such plan was prepared by a certified nutrient management planner, the Department shall approve such plan. An approved nutrient management plan shall be revised and resubmitted for approval to the Department every five years thereafter. If the Department determines that such nutrient management plan was not prepared by a certified nutrient management planner, the Department shall provide to the person who is required to submit the nutrient management plan a list of items required to be corrected, and such person shall have 30 days to resubmit the plan.
C. Any nutrient management plan required pursuant to subsection A shall be made available to the Department upon request.
D. Any information collected by the Department pursuant to subsection B or C is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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