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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 642 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. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1975, chapter 283; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1425369,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358225,"identifier":"3.2-6100","token":"3.2\/V\/61\/3.2-6100","url":"\/3.2-6100\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6100\/","token":"3.2\/V\/61\/3.2-6100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

“Brand<\/span>” means any recorded identification mark applied to any position on the hide of a live animal<\/span> by means of heat, freezing, acid or chemical, except tattoo marks in the ear or numbers used to keep production records, record of age or identification marks used by any governmental agency.<\/p>

“Livestock market<\/span>” means a place where a person assembles livestock for public sale if such person is required to procure a license or permit from the Department<\/span> to operate such market.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-6100)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Brand” means any recorded identification mark applied to any\nposition on the hide of a live animal by means of heat, freezing, acid or\nchemical, except tattoo marks in the ear or numbers used to keep production\nrecords, record of age or identification marks used by any governmental agency.\n\n“Livestock market” means a place where a person assembles livestock\nfor public sale if such person is required to procure a license or permit from\nthe Department to operate such market.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 642, \u00a7 3.1-796.29; 1975, c. 283; 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"}}