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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":1425159,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358171,"identifier":"3.2-5903","token":"3.2\/V\/59\/3.2-5903","url":"\/3.2-5903\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5903\/","token":"3.2\/V\/59\/3.2-5903","dublin_core":{"Title":"Laboratory for diagnosis of diseases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5903","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall maintain and operate a laboratory system for the diagnosis of diseases of <span class=\"dictionary\">livestock<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">poultry<\/span>, and for such other uses and purposes as may be determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLABORATORY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES (\u00a7 3.2-5903)\n\nThe Commissioner shall maintain and operate a laboratory system for the\ndiagnosis of diseases of livestock and poultry, and for such other uses and\npurposes as may be determined by the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-567; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-725; 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"}}