{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/3.2-5312.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/3.2-5312.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/3.2-5312.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/3.2-5312.html"}],"law_id":358037,"edition_id":2,"section_id":358037,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5312","catch_line":"Violation a misdemeanor","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 3-604; 1952, c. 308; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-770; 2008, c. 860.","full_text":"Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1332328,"text":"Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":51209,"edition_id":2,"name":"Eggs and Hatchery Products","identifier":"53","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":4,"parent_id":51196,"metadata":{"child_laws":16,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:39:11","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:42","permalink":{"id":1424549,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51209,"identifier":"53","token":"3.2\/IV\/53","url":"\/3.2\/IV\/53\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51196,"edition_id":2,"name":"Food and Drink; Weights and Measures","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":4,"parent_id":51103,"metadata":{"child_laws":240,"child_structures":23},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:38:54","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:40","permalink":{"id":1424127,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51196,"identifier":"IV","token":"3.2\/IV","url":"\/3.2\/IV\/","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":358025,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5300","catch_line":"Application of chapter","url":"\/3.2-5300\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5300","metadata":false},{"id":358026,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5301","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-5301\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5301","metadata":false},{"id":358027,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5302","catch_line":"Standards, grades, and size-weight classes; cracked or checked eggs; sale of inedible eggs","url":"\/3.2-5302\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5302","metadata":false},{"id":358028,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5303","catch_line":"Requirements for eggs sold as fresh or with similar description","url":"\/3.2-5303\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5303","metadata":false},{"id":358029,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5304","catch_line":"Labeling and advertising","url":"\/3.2-5304\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5304","metadata":false},{"id":358030,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5305","catch_line":"Certain producers exempt from law","url":"\/3.2-5305\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5305","metadata":false},{"id":358031,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5306","catch_line":"Enforcement of chapter; how eggs marked and quality determined; requirements","url":"\/3.2-5306\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5306","metadata":false},{"id":358032,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5307","catch_line":"Seller invoice; requirements","url":"\/3.2-5307\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5307","metadata":false},{"id":358033,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5308","catch_line":"Sanitation and related matters","url":"\/3.2-5308\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5308","metadata":false},{"id":358034,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5309","catch_line":"Stop-sale order and seizure","url":"\/3.2-5309\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5309","metadata":false},{"id":358035,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5310","catch_line":"Right of entry","url":"\/3.2-5310\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5310","metadata":false},{"id":358036,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5311","catch_line":"Adopting regulations","url":"\/3.2-5311\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5311","metadata":false},{"id":358037,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5312","catch_line":"Violation a misdemeanor","url":"\/3.2-5312\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5312","metadata":false},{"id":358038,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5313","catch_line":"Injunction","url":"\/3.2-5313\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5313","metadata":false},{"id":358039,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5314","catch_line":"Remedies not exclusive","url":"\/3.2-5314\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5314","metadata":false},{"id":358040,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5315","catch_line":"Judicial review","url":"\/3.2-5315\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5315","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":358036,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5311","catch_line":"Adopting regulations","url":"\/3.2-5311\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5311","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":358038,"structure_id":51209,"section_number":"3.2-5313","catch_line":"Injunction","url":"\/3.2-5313\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5313","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/3.2-5312\/","history_text":"<p>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 1952, chapter 308; 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":1424599,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358037,"identifier":"3.2-5312","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5312","url":"\/3.2-5312\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5312\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5312","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violation a misdemeanor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5312","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR (\u00a7 3.2-5312)\n\nAny person that violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-604; 1952, c. 308; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-770; 2008, c.\n860.","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"}}