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(ii) in cooperation between federal and state authorities, agencies, or organizations pursuant to a federal statute and this article; (iii) under a similar act of the legislature of any other state, and every certified copy; and (iv) every certificate issued pursuant to a federal statute, and every certified copy, shall be received in any court of the Commonwealth as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements contained in the certificate.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":51180,"edition_id":2,"name":"Virginia Quality Label","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":2,"parent_id":51178,"metadata":{"child_laws":10,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:38:34","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:37","permalink":{"id":1423421,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51180,"identifier":"2","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2","url":"\/3.2\/III\/43\/2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51178,"edition_id":2,"name":"Grades, Marks, and Brands","identifier":"43","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":7,"parent_id":51149,"metadata":{"child_laws":28,"child_structures":3},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:38:33","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:36","permalink":{"id":1423369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51178,"identifier":"43","token":"3.2\/III\/43","url":"\/3.2\/III\/43\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51149,"edition_id":2,"name":"Production and Sale of Agricultural Products","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":4,"parent_id":51103,"metadata":{"child_laws":398,"child_structures":44},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:38:09","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:34","permalink":{"id":1422445,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51149,"identifier":"III","token":"3.2\/III","url":"\/3.2\/III\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51103,"edition_id":2,"name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":5,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":1194,"child_structures":151},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:37:33","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:27","permalink":{"id":1420941,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51103,"identifier":"3.2","token":"3.2","url":"\/3.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":357750,"structure_id":51180,"section_number":"3.2-4312","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-4312\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4312","metadata":false},{"id":357751,"structure_id":51180,"section_number":"3.2-4313","catch_line":"Use of Virginia Quality Label to designate inspected products","url":"\/3.2-4313\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4313","metadata":false},{"id":357752,"structure_id":51180,"section_number":"3.2-4314","catch_line":"Collaboration with United States authorities","url":"\/3.2-4314\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4314","metadata":false},{"id":357753,"structure_id":51180,"section_number":"3.2-4315","catch_line":"Department may prepare and distribute labels, tags, and seals with Virginia Quality Label","url":"\/3.2-4315\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4315","metadata":false},{"id":357754,"structure_id":51180,"section_number":"3.2-4316","catch_line":"Preparation and use of Label by producer; 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It has been modified 2 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1423451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357757,"identifier":"3.2-4319","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4319","url":"\/3.2-4319\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4319\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/2\/3.2-4319","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certificate as evidence","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4319","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every certificate relating to the analysis, grade, classification, quality, or condition of agricultural products, either raw or processed, that is issued: (i) under this article; (ii) in cooperation between federal and state authorities, agencies, or organizations pursuant to a federal <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> and this article; (iii) under a similar act of the legislature of any other state, and every certified copy; and (iv) every certificate issued pursuant to a federal <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span>, and every certified copy, shall be received in any <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the Commonwealth as prima facie <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of the truth of the statements contained in the certificate.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATE AS EVIDENCE (\u00a7 3.2-4319)\n\nEvery certificate relating to the analysis, grade, classification, quality, or\ncondition of agricultural products, either raw or processed, that is issued: (i)\nunder this article; (ii) in cooperation between federal and state authorities,\nagencies, or organizations pursuant to a federal statute and this article; (iii)\nunder a similar act of the legislature of any other state, and every certified\ncopy; and (iv) every certificate issued pursuant to a federal statute, and every\ncertified copy, shall be received in any court of the Commonwealth as prima\nfacie evidence of the truth of the statements contained in the certificate.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-280.1; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-360; 2008, c. 860.","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"}}