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All moneys derived from the furnishing of labels, tags, and seals, or from permitting the use of the Virginia Quality Label or the label with the shield of the United States shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department to defray the cost of preparing, furnishing, and publicizing the labels, tags, and seals.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1331438,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Quality Label Fund, hereafter referred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in this chapter. All moneys derived from the furnishing of labels, tags, and seals, or from permitting the use of the Virginia Quality Label or the label with the shield of the United States shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. 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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":1423443,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357755,"identifier":"3.2-4317","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4317","url":"\/3.2-4317\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4317\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4317","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Quality Label Fund established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4317","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Quality Label Fund, hereafter referred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in this chapter. All moneys derived from the furnishing of labels, tags, and seals, or from permitting the use of the Virginia Quality Label or the label with the shield of the United States shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department<\/span> to defray the cost of preparing, furnishing, and publicizing the labels, tags, and seals.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA QUALITY LABEL FUND ESTABLISHED (\u00a7 3.2-4317)\n\nThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be\nknown as the Virginia Quality Label Fund, hereafter referred to as “the\nFund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller.\nMoneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in this\nchapter. All moneys derived from the furnishing of labels, tags, and seals, or\nfrom permitting the use of the Virginia Quality Label or the label with the\nshield of the United States shall be paid into the state treasury and credited\nto the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and\nbe credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon,\nat the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall\nremain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department to defray\nthe cost of preparing, furnishing, and publicizing the labels, tags, and seals.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-277; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-356; 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"}}