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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 1966, chapter 702; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 317<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":357740,"section_number":"3.2-4302","catch_line":"Establishment of grades, marks, and brands","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4302\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1423385,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357741,"identifier":"3.2-4303","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/1\/3.2-4303","url":"\/3.2-4303\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4303\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/1\/3.2-4303","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grades recommended by U.S. Department of Agriculture","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4303","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span>, in carrying out the provisions of \u00a7 3.2-4302<\/a>, shall adopt grades recommended or adopted by the U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture if they are suitable for use in Virginia. If there is a demand for additional or different grades or standards by those persons in the Commonwealth producing and handling such products, the Commissioner<\/span> may establish and adopt grades or standards that are additional to or different from those recommended or adopted by the U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGRADES RECOMMENDED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (\u00a7 3.2-4303)\n\nThe Commissioner, in carrying out the provisions of \u00a7 3.2-4302, shall adopt\ngrades recommended or adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture if they are\nsuitable for use in Virginia. If there is a demand for additional or different\ngrades or standards by those persons in the Commonwealth producing and handling\nsuch products, the Commissioner may establish and adopt grades or standards that\nare additional to or different from those recommended or adopted by the U.S.\nDepartment of Agriculture.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-260; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-339; 2008, c. 860; 2020, c.\n317.","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"}}