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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 433; 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":1423465,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357760,"identifier":"3.2-4322","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/3\/3.2-4322","url":"\/3.2-4322\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4322\/","token":"3.2\/III\/43\/3\/3.2-4322","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4322","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p><p>&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Grain<\/span>&#8221; means corn (maize), wheat, rye, oats, barley, flaxseed, soybeans, and such other <span class=\"dictionary\">grains<\/span> as the usages of the trade may warrant and permit.<\/p><p>&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Handler<\/span>&#8221; means a person who buys <span class=\"dictionary\">grain<\/span> for resale as <span class=\"dictionary\">grain<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">grain<\/span> products.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-4322)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n&#8220;Grain&#8221; means corn (maize), wheat, rye, oats, barley, flaxseed,\nsoybeans, and such other grains as the usages of the trade may warrant and\npermit.\n\n&#8220;Handler&#8221; means a person who buys grain for resale as grain or grain\nproducts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-269.1; 1966, c. 433, \u00a7 3.1-348.1; 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"}}