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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357757</law_id><section_number>3.2-4319</section_number><catch_line>Certificate as evidence</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="2" identifier="2">Virginia Quality Label</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Every certificate relating to the analysis, grade, classification, quality, or condition of agricultural products, either raw or processed, that is issued: (i) under this article; (ii) in cooperation between federal and state authorities, agencies, or organizations pursuant to a federal <span class="dictionary">statute</span> and this article; (iii) under a similar act of the legislature of any other state, and every certified copy; and (iv) every certificate issued pursuant to a federal <span class="dictionary">statute</span>, and every certified copy, shall be received in any <span class="dictionary">court</span> of the Commonwealth as prima facie <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of the truth of the statements contained in the certificate.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 3-280.1; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-360; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
