{"id":5162,"date":"2024-03-12T14:50:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T18:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=5162"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:03:47","slug":"migrant-labor-camps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/migrant-labor-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrant Labor Camps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Any structure used as living quarters by migrant workers engaged in agricultural or fishing<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/07\/shutterstock_2351690007.jpg\" width=\"271\" height=\"181\" \/> activities, including related food processing, are permitted and inspected as migrant labor camps.<\/p>\n<p>To establish a migrant labor camp, complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/Fillable-Application.migrantlaborcamp.OEHS-Form-V23-1.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Application for a Migrant Labor Camp Operation Permit <\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and submit to your local EH office. Please submit application at least <\/span><\/span>30 days prior to the proposed opening date. There is no permit fee and the permit must be renewed each year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Regulations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacodefull\/title32.1\/chapter6\/article6\/#:~:text=%22Migrant%20labor%20camp%22%20or%20%22,for%20one%20or%20more%20persons%2C\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Code of Virginia: Migrant Labor Camps &#8211; Definitions<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacodefull\/title32.1\/chapter6\/article6\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Code of Virginia: Rules and Regulations Governing the Construction and Maintenance of Migrant Labor Camps<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/laws-regs\/regulations\/standardnumber\/1910\/1910.142\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Code of Federal Regulations: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Housing Standards<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-20\/chapter-V\/part-654\/subpart-E\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Code of Federal Regulations: Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Housing Standards<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any structure used as living quarters by migrant workers engaged in agricultural or fishing activities, including related food processing, are permitted and inspected as migrant labor camps. 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