1. A. Any contractor-applicator or licensee that employs an individual who offers his services as a certified fertilizer applicator or who supervises the application of any fertilizer on nonagricultural land without obtaining prior registration certification from the commissioner shall be assessed a penalty of (i) $250 for the first offense, (ii) $500 for the second offense within any five-year period, and (iii) $1,000 for the third offense within any five-year period.
2. B. Any contractor-applicator or licensee that does not maintain records as required by this chapter or submit the required annual report to the commissioner in accordance with 2VAC5-405-100 shall be (i) issued a warning for the first offense, (ii) assessed a penalty of $250 for the second offense within any five-year period, (iii) assessed a penalty of $500 for the third offense within any five-year period, and (iv) assessed a penalty of $1,000 for the fourth offense within any five-year period.
3. C. Any contractor-applicator or licensee that applies lawn fertilizer or lawn maintenance fertilizer at a rate, time, or method inconsistent with the standards and criteria for nutrient management promulgated pursuant to § 10.1-104.2 of the Code of Virginia shall be (i) issued a warning for the first offense, (ii) assessed a penalty of $250 for the second offense within any five-year period, (iii) assessed a penalty of $500 for the third offense within any five-year period, and (iv) assessed a penalty of $1,000 for the fourth offense within any five-year period.
4. D. Violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
5. E. Any penalties assessed for violations of this chapter shall be handled in accordance with a board-approved administrative process.
6. F. In addition to any monetary penalties provided in this section, certified fertilizer applicators who violate any provision of this chapter may also be subject to the provisions of § 3.2-3621 of the Code of Virginia regarding the cancellation of certification.

Statutory Authority

§3.2-3602.1 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 1, eff. October 12, 2011; amended, Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 5, eff. November 24, 2022.