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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1956, chapter 74; in 1966, chapter 702; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1422489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357520,"identifier":"3.2-3210","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3210","url":"\/3.2-3210\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3210\/","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3210","dublin_core":{"Title":"Accounting system for distributors; inspection and audit of books and records; offenses; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3210","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Milk<\/span> Commission<\/span> shall prepare and adopt a system of accounting designed to show, for each distributor<\/span> of milk<\/span> and milk<\/span> products, under the supervision of the Commission<\/span>, the total purchases by any distributor<\/span> of each grade or class of milk<\/span>; the total sales by each distributor<\/span> and the revenue therefrom, for each grade or class of milk<\/span> and the quantity thereof. Such accounting system shall be designed to show total purchases including the respective grades or classes of milk<\/span> bought, as well as the total sales and the respective classes or grades of milk<\/span> sold.<\/p>

Each distributor<\/span> of milk<\/span> and milk<\/span> products under the supervision of the Commission<\/span> shall adopt and use the system of accounting adopted by the Milk<\/span> Commission<\/span>. The books and records<\/span> of each distributor<\/span> shall be open to inspection by the Commission<\/span> or its agents during regular business hours, and shall be audited by it at such regular intervals as shall be prescribed by the Milk<\/span> Commission<\/span>.<\/p>

It shall be unlawful for any distributor<\/span> to pay for milk<\/span> upon any such basis of grade or class lower than that upon which such milk<\/span> is sold or used by him. Nothing herein shall prevent the sale of a grade or class of milk<\/span> by a distributor<\/span> as milk<\/span> of a lower grade or class. It shall be unlawful for any distributor<\/span> to fail to use the system of accounting herein prescribed or refuse to allow the same to be inspected or audited.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCOUNTING SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTORS; INSPECTION AND AUDIT OF BOOKS AND RECORDS;\nOFFENSES; PENALTY (\u00a7 3.2-3210)\n\nThe Milk Commission shall prepare and adopt a system of accounting designed to\nshow, for each distributor of milk and milk products, under the supervision of\nthe Commission, the total purchases by any distributor of each grade or class of\nmilk; the total sales by each distributor and the revenue therefrom, for each\ngrade or class of milk and the quantity thereof. Such accounting system shall be\ndesigned to show total purchases including the respective grades or classes of\nmilk bought, as well as the total sales and the respective classes or grades of\nmilk sold.\n\nEach distributor of milk and milk products under the supervision of the\nCommission shall adopt and use the system of accounting adopted by the Milk\nCommission. The books and records of each distributor shall be open to\ninspection by the Commission or its agents during regular business hours, and\nshall be audited by it at such regular intervals as shall be prescribed by the\nMilk Commission.\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any distributor to pay for milk upon any such basis of\ngrade or class lower than that upon which such milk is sold or used by him.\nNothing herein shall prevent the sale of a grade or class of milk by a\ndistributor as milk of a lower grade or class. It shall be unlawful for any\ndistributor to fail to use the system of accounting herein prescribed or refuse\nto allow the same to be inspected or audited.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-359.1; 1956, c. 74; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-438; 2008, c.\n860.","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"}}