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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 584<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1423919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357869,"identifier":"3.2-4764","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/5\/3.2-4764","url":"\/3.2-4764\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4764\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/5\/3.2-4764","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4764","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Cotton gin<\/span>” means a facility where cotton seed and cotton lint are produced from raw cotton.<\/p>

“Cotton handler<\/span>” means any person doing business as a cotton gin<\/span>, cotton merchant<\/span>, or cotton warehouse<\/span>.<\/p>

“Cotton merchant<\/span>” means any person who buys cotton from a producer for the purpose of resale, or acts as a broker or agent for a producer in arranging the sale of cotton. The term does not include a person that buys cotton for his own use.<\/p>

“Cotton warehouse<\/span>” means any enclosure in which producer-owned cotton is stored or held for longer than 48 hours.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-4764)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Cotton gin” means a facility where cotton seed and cotton lint are\nproduced from raw cotton.\n\n“Cotton handler” means any person doing business as a cotton gin,\ncotton merchant, or cotton warehouse.\n\n“Cotton merchant” means any person who buys cotton from a producer\nfor the purpose of resale, or acts as a broker or agent for a producer in\narranging the sale of cotton. The term does not include a person that buys\ncotton for his own use.\n\n“Cotton warehouse” means any enclosure in which producer-owned\ncotton is stored or held for longer than 48 hours.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 584, \u00a7 3.1-722.29; 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"}}