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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357789</law_id><section_number>3.2-4505</section_number><catch_line>Enforcement of chapter</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>3.2-4506</reference></referred_to_by><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="13" identifier="45">Grading, Packing, and Marking of Apples</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Enter and inspect all places within the Commonwealth where apples are produced, packed or stored for sale, shipped, delivered for shipment, offered or exposed for sale, or sold, and to inspect all apples, containers and equipment found in any such places. <a id="paragraph-1331518" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4505/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Institute <span class="dictionary">injunction</span> proceedings for violations of any provision of this chapter or regulation adopted hereunder in any <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> in any county or city of the Commonwealth where apples may be found improperly marked in violation of any provision of this chapter, either through the attorney for the Commonwealth or otherwise. <a id="paragraph-1331519" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4505/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Prohibit in writing the movement in intrastate, interstate or foreign commerce of any apples found improperly marked in violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation adopted hereunder until such apples are properly marked and released in writing by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. <a id="paragraph-1331520" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4505/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 3-512.6; 1954, c. 697; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-616; 1999, c. 793; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
