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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 860<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1420949,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357211,"identifier":"3.2-100","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-100","url":"\/3.2-100\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-100\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this title, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> of Agriculture and Consumer Services.<\/p>

“Commissioner<\/span>” means the Commissioner<\/span> of Agriculture and Consumer Services.<\/p>

“Department<\/span>” means the Department<\/span> of Agriculture and Consumer Services.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-100)\n\nAs used in this title, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Board” means the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services.\n\n“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer\nServices.\n\n“Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer\nServices.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 860.","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"}}