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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Standards for Classification of Real Estate As Devoted to Agricultural Use and to Horticultural Use under the Virginia Land Use Assessment Law [2 VAC 5 ‑ 20]

Action:

Amendments in response to periodic review comments

Action 6925 / Stage 11032

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Documents
Preliminary Draft Text	None submitted
Agency Background Document	11/3/2025
Governor's Review Memo	12/11/2025

Status
DPB Review	Submitted on 11/3/2025 Review Completed: 11/16/2025
Secretary Review	Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Review Completed: 11/18/2025
Governor's Review	ORM Review Completed: 12/11/2025 Governor Review Completed: 12/11/2025 Result: Approved
Virginia Registrar	Submitted on 12/12/2025 The Virginia Register of Regulations Will be published on 1/12/2026 Volume: 42 Issue: 11
Comment Period	A public comment forum will open on 1/12/2026 and remain open through 2/11/2026

Contact Information
Name / Title:	Kevin Schmidt / Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Research
Address:	P. O. Box 1163 Richmond, VA 23218
Email Address:	Kevin.Schmidt@vdacs.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)786-1346 FAX: (804)371-7679 TDD: (800)828-1120

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.

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Action 6925:

Amendments in response to periodic review comments

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage Type	Status
NOIRA (11032)	Submitted to the Registrar and awaiting publication (01/12/2026).

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