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VA Code § 3.2-3218 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 32 - Milk Commission|§ 3.2-3218. Penalties for failure to comply with subpoenas; compelling obedience

Any person failing to comply with any subpoena issued by the Commission or pursuant to its authority is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor, and each day during which such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. In the event any person shall fail to comply with any regulation or order of the Commission, or obey any subpoena issued, or in the event of the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter concerning which he lawfully may be interrogated by the Commission or its representative, it shall be the duty of the Circuit Court where the principal offices of the Commission are located, upon application of the Commission, to compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court, refusal to testify therein, or disobedience of an order or decree of the court. The proceedings herein authorized in the Circuit Court to compel obedience shall be in addition to the provisions of this section defining what shall constitute a misdemeanor and providing and prescribing the punishment therefor.Code 1950, § 3-372; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-451; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3219 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 32 - Milk Commission|§ 3.2-3219. Annual budget; assessment of distributors and producers; bond requirements

The Commission shall prepare an annual budget and shall collect the sums of money required for this budget from the licensed distributors in markets where the provisions of this chapter are in operation. The expenses of the Commission, including salaries and the per diem of such personnel as the Commission finds it necessary to employ to properly carry out its functions under this chapter shall be met by an assessment of not over five cents ($0.05) per 100 pounds of milk, and cream (converted to terms of milk) handled by distributors and not over five cents ($0.05) per 100 pounds of milk, and cream (converted to terms of milk) sold by producers; these assessments to be the same per 100 pounds on producers and distributors. The exact amount of each monthly or semimonthly assessment shall be determined by the Commission as necessary to cover its expenses. All assessments shall be paid at the time the distributors pay the producers for the milk. All officers and employees of the Commission, who handle funds of the Commission or who sign or countersign checks upon such funds, shall severally give bond in such amount and with such sureties as shall be determined by the Commission. The cost of the bonds shall be paid by the Commission and the Commission shall determine the amount and sufficiency of the bonds.Code 1950, § 3-373; 1958, c. 110; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-452; 1974, c. 467; 1986, c. 408; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3220 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 32 - Milk Commission|§ 3.2-3220. Virginia Milk Commission Assessments Fund established

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Milk Commission Assessments Fund, hereafter referred to as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All receipts from assessments paid under this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of administering this chapter. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Administrator or his duly authorized agent.Code 1950, § 3-374; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-453; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3221 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 32 - Milk Commission|§ 3.2-3221. Injunction

If any person violates any provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted under this chapter, then either the Commissioner or the State Health Commissioner may petition any appropriate circuit for relief by injunction, without being compelled to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist.Code 1950, § 3-379; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-458; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3222 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 32 - Milk Commission|§ 3.2-3222. Penalties

Any person violating any provision of this chapter or of any license issued by the Commission is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each day during which such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate violation. Prosecutions shall be instituted by the attorney for the Commonwealth.Code 1950, § 3-380; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-459; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3223 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 32 - Milk Commission|§ 3.2-3223. Marketing agreements not deemed monopolistic or in restraint of trade

The making of marketing agreements between producers' cooperative marketing associations and distributors and producer-distributors under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed a combination in restraint of trade or an illegal monopoly; or an attempt to lessen competition or fix prices arbitrarily, nor shall the marketing contract or agreements between the association and the distributors and producer-distributors, or any agreements authorized in this chapter, be considered illegal or in restraint of trade.Code 1950, § 3-382; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-461; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3224 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 32 - Milk Commission|§ 3.2-3224. Chapter inapplicable to interstate commerce

No provision of this chapter shall apply or be construed to apply to foreign or interstate commerce, except insofar as the same may be effective pursuant to the United States Constitution and to the laws of the United States enacted pursuant thereto.Code 1950, § 3-381; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-460; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3301 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 33 - Southern Dairy Compact|§ 3.2-3301. Southern Dairy Compact Commission members

The Governor shall appoint five delegates from Virginia to represent the Commonwealth on the Southern Dairy Compact Commission, including two dairy farmers who are engaged in the production of milk, two consumer representatives, and one dairy processor. The Governor's appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Initial appointments shall be one dairy farmer, one consumer representative, and one dairy processor each for a term of four years and one dairy farmer and one consumer representative each for a term of two years. Thereafter, delegates shall be appointed for four-year terms. No delegate shall serve more than three consecutive terms. Vacancies in the membership of the delegation shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. 1998, c. 706, § 3.1-461.2; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3302 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 33 - Southern Dairy Compact|§ 3.2-3302. Cooperation of departments, agencies, and officers of the Commonwealth

All departments, agencies, and officers of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are hereby authorized to cooperate with the Southern Dairy Compact Commission in furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the Compact. 1998, c. 706, § 3.1-461.3; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3303 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 33 - Southern Dairy Compact|§ 3.2-3303. Milk Commission powers preserved

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish or limit the powers and responsibilities of the Milk Commission established by Chapter 32 of this title or to invalidate any action of the Milk Commission previously taken including any regulation adopted by the Milk Commission. 1998, c. 706, § 3.1-461.4; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3304 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 33.1 - Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program|§ 3.2-3304. (Expires July 1, 2023) Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"DCR" means the Department of Conservation and Recreation."Farm Act" means the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334."Federal coverage program" means the federal margin coverage program for dairy producers as contained in the Farm Act."Program" means the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program created pursuant to this chapter.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 330, 331.
VA Code § 3.2-3305 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 33.1 - Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program|§ 3.2-3305. (Expires July 1, 2023) Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program

A. The Commissioner shall establish and administer the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program to assist dairy producers that participate in the federal coverage program.B. Any dairy producer in the Commonwealth that participates in the federal coverage program at the first tier coverage level and (i) has a resource management plan and has been certified as having implemented such plan by, or is in the process of having such plan reviewed by, DCR or a local soil and water conservation district or (ii) has a nutrient management plan that has been approved by, or is currently being reviewed by, DCR shall be eligible to apply to participate in the Program. An eligible dairy producer shall apply to the Department by February 1 of each year to participate.C. Any participating dairy producer that has paid an annual federal premium payment at the tier I level in accordance with the Farm Act and provides proof of such payment to the Department shall have the amount of such premium reimbursed by the Department. Such reimbursement shall be provided on a first-come, first-served basis and shall be subject to availability of funds expressly appropriated for the purposes set forth in this chapter.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 330, 331.
VA Code § 3.2-3306 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 33.1 - Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program|§ 3.2-3306. (Expires July 1, 2023) Report

The Commissioner shall submit an annual report no later than December 1 of each year to the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources assessing the effectiveness of the Program in preserving and assisting with the continued operation of dairy producers in the Commonwealth.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 330, 331.
VA Code § 3.2-3307 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 33.1 - Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program|§ 3.2-3307. (Expires July 1, 2023) Expiration of chapter

The provisions of this chapter shall expire on July 1, 2023.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 330, 331.
VA Code § 3.2-3400 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 34 - Certification of Agricultural Products|§ 3.2-3400. Request of parties financially interested; fees to be deposited in Fund

A. In order to promote, protect, further, and develop the agricultural interests of the Commonwealth, the Commissioner may, when requested by parties financially interested in a lot of any agricultural products, investigate and certify the quality, condition, grade, or other classification of such agricultural product, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, including prescribing payment of fees as the Commissioner deems reasonable for the services provided by employees or licensed agents of the Department.B. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Certification of Agricultural Products Trust Fund, hereafter referred to as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys levied and collected pursuant to subsection A and § 3.2-4606 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to carry out the provisions of this chapter.Code 1950, §§ 3-28, 3-29; 1966, c. 702, §§ 3.1-28, 3.1-29; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3401 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 34 - Certification of Agricultural Products|§ 3.2-3401. Licensing of agents

The Commissioner may license as inspectors persons not in the employ of the Department. No person who is not an employee of the Department may act as a licensed inspector under this chapter unless samples from commodities graded or inspected by him are regularly graded or inspected by an employee of the Department, or of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Code 1950, § 3-30; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-30; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3402 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 34 - Certification of Agricultural Products|§ 3.2-3402. Certificates as evidence

Certificates of inspection and reinspection issued under this chapter by authorized agents of the Department and those relating to the grade, classification, quality, or condition of agricultural products issued under authority of the Congress of the United States shall be accepted in any court of the Commonwealth as prima facie evidence of the true grade, classification, condition, or quality of such agricultural product at the time of its inspection.Code 1950, § 3-31; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-31; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3500 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 35 - Farmers Market System|§ 3.2-3500. Development of farmers market system

In overseeing the development of a farmers market system, the Board shall:1. Identify farmers market needs throughout the Commonwealth;2. Promote the orderly growth and development of farmers markets;3. Promote public awareness of farmers markets;4. Promote the coordination of Virginia's farmers market development with other segments of the Commonwealth's economy, such as tourism, horticultural production and marketing, fruit and vegetable production and marketing, retail trade, wholesale trade, intrastate marketing, interstate marketing, and new marketing ventures such as electronic marketing; and5. Advise the Governor on the development of the system of state-owned farmers market facilities.1986, c. 375, § 3.1-73.3; 1989, c. 413; 2001, cc. 17, 398; 2009, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3501 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 35 - Farmers Market System|§ 3.2-3501. Commissioner to manage farmers market operations

A. In order to establish, operate and maintain a system of state-owned farmers market facilities within the Commonwealth, the Commissioner may carry out the provisions of this chapter, including the power to:1. Cooperate with various state agencies and other organizations contributing to the development of the farmers market system;2. Develop and implement policy for the management of state-owned farmers market facilities, including:a. Guidelines for fees to be charged at the markets;b. Standards for evaluating market operations;c. Criteria for the expansion of existing state-owned farmers market facilities and the establishment of new markets in the future;d. Changes in management of markets; ande. Guidelines for the award of contracts for market management.3. Employ such personnel as necessary to operate the system of markets in accordance with the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.);4. Receive and dispense funds;5. Develop and manage a program budget for the farmers market system;6. Provide marketing and promotional services for the farmers market system;7. Develop detailed technical plans for, acquire or build, and manage the farmers market system;8. Conduct such studies as are necessary to ensure the success of the farmers market system;9. Make contracts and agreements and execute other instruments necessary for the operation of the farmers market system;10. Enter into agreements with and accept grants from any governmental agency in furtherance of this chapter;11. Enter into joint ventures with cities, towns, counties or combinations thereof in developing wholesale, shipping point, and retail farmers markets; and12. Rent or purchase land and facilities as deemed necessary to establish markets or to enhance farmers market development.B. If a market in the network is operated pursuant to a contract between the Commissioner and the market operator, such contract shall require that the operator annually submit to the Commissioner a plan for, and a report on, the operation of the market. The plan shall describe the operator's goals for the coming year as to the acreage to be served by the market, the types of crops to be sold at the market, and the number of brokers, buyers, and producers to utilize the market. The report shall describe the extent to which the goals for the previous year were met.1989, c. 413, § 3.1-73.5; 2000, c. 536; 2001, cc. 17, 398; 2005, c. 633; 2008, c. 860; 2017, c. 5.
VA Code § 3.2-3502 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 35 - Farmers Market System|§ 3.2-3502. Local retail farmers markets

Any locality may establish, operate and maintain a local retail farmers market. The local retail farmers market may request to be part of the network of farmers markets within the Commonwealth or may be independent of such network. Nothing in this section shall invalidate the actions of any locality taken prior to enactment of this section.2000, c. 15, § 3.1-73.5:1; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-3601 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 36 - Fertilizer|§ 3.2-3601. Authority of the Board and the Commissioner to adopt regulations

A. The Board may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such regulations may include investigational allowances, definitions, records, and manufacturing practices, and the distribution and storage of regulated product prior to final sale.B. The Commissioner may adopt as a regulation:1. The Official Fertilizer Terms, Definitions, and Standards adopted by AAPFCO;2. The methods of sampling and analysis for regulated products adopted by AOAC International; and3. Any method of sampling and analysis for a regulated product developed by the Department or adopted by agencies of the federal government, agencies of other states, the Division of Consolidated Laboratories or other commercial laboratories accredited by the Food and Drug Administration, or the U.S. Department of Agriculture.C. Such regulations adopted by the Commissioner shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations. The regulation shall contain a preamble stating that the Board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of such regulation. The Commissioner shall provide notice by first-class mail of regulations adopted by him pursuant to this section to all manufacturers of currently registered regulated product.D. The Board, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may reconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner. Such revised regulation shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations.E. Neither the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) nor public participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the adoption, reconsideration, or revision of any regulation adopted pursuant to subsections B, C, and D of this section.1994, c. 740, § 3.1-106.4; 1995, c. 104; 2008, c. 860; 2011, cc. 552, 564.
VA Code § 3.2-3602 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 36 - Fertilizer|§ 3.2-3602. Local government regulation of fertilizer

A. No locality shall regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, use, application, storage or distribution of fertilizers except by ordinance as provided for in the requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (§ 62.1-44.15:67 et seq.), the Erosion and Sediment Control Law (§ 62.1-44.15:51 et seq.), the Stormwater Management Act (§ 62.1-44.15:24 et seq.) or other nonpoint source regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental Quality or the State Water Control Board. The provisions of this section shall not preempt the adoption, amendment, or enforcement of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code pursuant to § 27-97 and the Uniform Statewide Building Code pursuant to § 36-98.B. The Commissioner may enter into an agreement with a locality to provide oversight and data collection assistance related to the requirements of certified contractor-applicators pursuant to § 3.2-3602.1.2007, c. 563, § 3.1-106.4:1; 2008, c. 860; 2011, cc. 341, 353; 2013, cc. 756, 793; 2020, c. 413.