2006 Code of Virginia § 3.1-249.60 - Sale and application of tributyltin compounds

3.1-249.60. Sale and application of tributyltin compounds.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not distribute,possess, sell or offer for sale, apply or offer for use or application anymarine antifoulant paint containing tributyltin compounds. Authorizedpersonnel of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Virginia MarineResources Commission, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Servicesmay seize any antifoulant paint held in violation of this article and anyseized substances shall be considered forfeited.

B. A person may distribute or sell a marine antifoulant paint containingtributyltin with an acceptable release rate to the owner or agent of acommercial boat yard. The owner or agent of a commercial boat yard maypossess and apply, or purchase for application, an antifoulant paintcontaining tributyltin with an acceptable release rate; however, such paintmay be applied only within a commercial boat yard and only to vessels whichexceed twenty-five meters (82.02 feet) in length or which have aluminum hulls.

C. A person may distribute, sell or apply a marine antifoulant paintcontaining tributyltin having an acceptable release rate if the paint isdistributed or sold in a spray can in a quantity of sixteen ouncesavoirdupois or less and is commonly referred to as outboard or lower unitpaint.

(1987, c. 15, 3.1-249.23; 1989, c. 575.)