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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 1968, chapter 439; in 2011, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0836\">836<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":372674,"section_number":"59.1-117","catch_line":"Permit required for trading in secondhand building fixtures","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-117\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1490141,"object_type":"law","relational_id":372677,"identifier":"59.1-119","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-119","url":"\/59.1-119\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-119\/","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-119","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who deemed a dealer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-119","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> who is <span class=\"dictionary\">regularly engaged<\/span> in the purchasing or acquiring of secondhand <span class=\"dictionary\">building material<\/span> of the kind mentioned in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Permit required for trading in secondhand building fixtures\" href=\"\/59.1-117\/\">59.1-117<\/a> for the purpose of resale or installation on the property of another shall be deemed a dealer within the meaning of the provisions of this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO DEEMED A DEALER (\u00a7 59.1-119)\n\nEvery person who is regularly engaged in the purchasing or acquiring of\nsecondhand building material of the kind mentioned in \u00a7 59.1-117 for the\npurpose of resale or installation on the property of another shall be deemed a\ndealer within the meaning of the provisions of this article.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-147; 1968, c. 439; 2011, c. 836.","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"}}