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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357812</law_id><section_number>3.2-4707</section_number><catch_line>Investigation and correction of improper practices</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="15" identifier="47">Sale of Farm Produce</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Division</span> shall investigate delays, improper conditions, overcharges, and unfair rates in the transportation of agricultural products, and may institute proceedings in the appropriate <span class="dictionary">courts</span> for the abatement or redress of such injuries; and may institute proper proceedings to prevent restraint of trade or unlawful combinations to fix prices.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 3-529; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-688; 1993, c. 115; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
