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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":false,"permalink":{"id":1423435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357753,"identifier":"3.2-4315","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4315","url":"\/3.2-4315\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4315\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4315","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department may prepare and distribute labels, tags, and seals with Virginia Quality Label","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4315","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> may prepare labels, tags and seals impressed with the Virginia Quality Label and the shield of the United States. The Department<\/span> may furnish the labels, tags, and seals at reasonable prices to any producer, processor, packer, or dresser whose agricultural and food product<\/span> has been subject to such continuous official state or federal-state inspection service.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT MAY PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE LABELS, TAGS, AND SEALS WITH VIRGINIA\nQUALITY LABEL (\u00a7 3.2-4315)\n\nThe Department may prepare labels, tags and seals impressed with the Virginia\nQuality Label and the shield of the United States. The Department may furnish\nthe labels, tags, and seals at reasonable prices to any producer, processor,\npacker, or dresser whose agricultural and food product has been subject to such\ncontinuous official state or federal-state inspection service.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-274; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-353; 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"}}