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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":[{"id":357746,"section_number":"3.2-4308","catch_line":"Grades and brands shall be used in accordance with regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4308\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1423389,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357742,"identifier":"3.2-4304","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/1\/3.2-4304","url":"\/3.2-4304\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4304\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/1\/3.2-4304","dublin_core":{"Title":"When special grades, marks, and brands allowed; filing a certificate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person desiring to pack, mark, sell, or offer for sale any agricultural product under any grade, trademark, brand, or other markings relating to grade, quality or size, not established and adopted by the Commissioner<\/span>, may file with the Commissioner<\/span> a certificate describing the special grade, trademark, brand, or other markings. If the Commissioner<\/span>: (i) approves of the completeness of definitions of such special grade, trademark, brand, or other markings described in the certificate; (ii) finds that such grade terminology, trademark, brand, other markings, or definitions are in no way deceptive; and (iii) determines that definitions used to describe grade, classifications, quality, condition, size, variety, or other characteristics of agricultural products clearly document where they differ from the official grades, the special grade, trademark, brand, or other markings may thereafter be used by the person filing the certificate. For the purpose of this section a brand, trademark, or other markings may represent a grade.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN SPECIAL GRADES, MARKS, AND BRANDS ALLOWED; FILING A CERTIFICATE (\u00a7\n3.2-4304)\n\nAny person desiring to pack, mark, sell, or offer for sale any agricultural\nproduct under any grade, trademark, brand, or other markings relating to grade,\nquality or size, not established and adopted by the Commissioner, may file with\nthe Commissioner a certificate describing the special grade, trademark, brand,\nor other markings. If the Commissioner: (i) approves of the completeness of\ndefinitions of such special grade, trademark, brand, or other markings described\nin the certificate; (ii) finds that such grade terminology, trademark, brand,\nother markings, or definitions are in no way deceptive; and (iii) determines\nthat definitions used to describe grade, classifications, quality, condition,\nsize, variety, or other characteristics of agricultural products clearly\ndocument where they differ from the official grades, the special grade,\ntrademark, brand, or other markings may thereafter be used by the person filing\nthe certificate. For the purpose of this section a brand, trademark, or other\nmarkings may represent a grade.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-261; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-340; 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"}}