4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-398-50 - Exceptions

The operator, or ship agent of an operator, shall not be required to file a Ballast Water Control Report form if:

1. The commercial vessel's point of origin is located from within the United States EEZ;

2. The commercial vessel is engaged in innocent transit; or

3. The vessel is a passenger vessel equipped with a functioning treatment system designed to kill aquatic organisms in the ballast water.

Notes

4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-398-50

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 6, eff. November 1, 2001.

Statutory Authority

§§ 28.2-103 and 28.2-209 of the Code of Virginia.