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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357741</law_id><section_number>3.2-4303</section_number><catch_line>Grades recommended by U.S. Department of Agriculture</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="5" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="III">Production and Sale of Agricultural Products</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="7" identifier="43">Grades, Marks, and Brands</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>, in carrying out the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Establishment of grades, marks, and brands" href="/3.2-4302/">3.2-4302</a>, shall adopt grades recommended or adopted by the U.S. <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Agriculture if they are suitable for use in Virginia. If there is a demand for additional or different grades or standards by those persons in the Commonwealth producing and handling such products, the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may establish and adopt grades or standards that are additional to or different from those recommended or adopted by the U.S. <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Agriculture.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 3-260; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-339; 2008, c. 860; 2020, c. 317.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
