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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 439; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1393389,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350487,"identifier":"18.2-225","token":"18.2\/6\/8\/18.2-225","url":"\/18.2-225\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-225\/","token":"18.2\/6\/8\/18.2-225","dublin_core":{"Title":"Misrepresentations as to agricultural products","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-225","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Misrepresentation by advertising in the press or by radio or by television, or misrepresentation by letter, statement, mark representing grade, quality or condition, label or otherwise in handling, selling, offering or exposing for sale any agricultural commodities is hereby prohibited.<\/p><p>Any person, firm, association or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><p>The Director of the Division of Marketing, with the approval of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, may, in his discretion, cause <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecutions<\/span> for violations of this section to be instituted through the attorneys for the Commonwealth, or otherwise, in counties or cities of the Commonwealth where in his <span class=\"dictionary\">opinion<\/span> violations of this section are found.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMISREPRESENTATIONS AS TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (\u00a7 18.2-225)\n\nMisrepresentation by advertising in the press or by radio or by television, or\nmisrepresentation by letter, statement, mark representing grade, quality or\ncondition, label or otherwise in handling, selling, offering or exposing for\nsale any agricultural commodities is hereby prohibited.\n\nAny person, firm, association or corporation who shall violate any of the\nprovisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nThe Director of the Division of Marketing, with the approval of the Commissioner\nof Agriculture and Consumer Services, may, in his discretion, cause prosecutions\nfor violations of this section to be instituted through the attorneys for the\nCommonwealth, or otherwise, in counties or cities of the Commonwealth where in\nhis opinion violations of this section are found.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59.1-54; 1968, c. 439; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}