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VA Code § 3.2-4757 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4757. Duties and powers of Commissioner with respect to bonds

The Commissioner may accept the proceeds from any bond on which he is trustee or any letter of credit on which he is beneficiary, and deposit the proceeds in the state treasury at interest in favor of the claimants. The Commissioner may institute and prosecute suits or action in the name of the Commonwealth on behalf of claimants known and approved by him in any appropriate court for any purpose in connection with the collection or distribution of the proceeds. It shall be the duty of any person having a claim against a grain dealer to notify the Commissioner of his claim. The Commissioner shall have no duty to prosecute any claim unless he has received such notice and believes the claim is valid. If the Commissioner believes the claim to be invalid, he shall notify the claimant. The claimant shall then have his remedy pursuant to § 3.2-4756. The Commissioner may appeal a decision of any court that is contrary to any distribution recommended or authorized by him.1982, c. 187, § 3.1-722.20:1; 1985, c. 354; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4758 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4758. Grain Dealers Licensing and Bonding Fund established; disposition of fees and penalties

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Grain Dealers Licensing and Bonding Fund, hereafter referred to as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All fees and penalties for renewals payable under this article shall be collected by the Commissioner and 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 for the sole purpose of enforcement of this article.1972, c. 296, § 3.1-722.22; 1975, c. 531; 1982, c. 187; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4759 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4759. Records to be kept by dealers

A. Every grain dealer in the Commonwealth shall keep such records of grain transactions for such reasonable periods of time and in accordance with good business practices as may be required by the Board.B. Written agreements, in addition to such other information as may be required, shall contain the following:1. The seller's name and address;2. The conditions of delivery;3. The amount and kind of grain delivered;4. The price per bushel or basis of value; and5. The date payment is to be made.1972, c. 296, § 3.1-722.23; 1982, c. 187; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4761 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4761. Procedure for refusal or revocation of license; notice of hearing

Before the Commissioner refuses or revokes a license, he shall give 10 days' notice by registered mail to the applicant or licensee of the time and place of hearing. The applicant or licensee may appear at the hearing in person, or with counsel and produce witnesses. If the Commissioner finds the applicant or licensee in violation of any act provided in § 3.2-4760, he may refuse, suspend, or revoke the license and shall give immediate notice of his action to the applicant or licensee.1972, c. 296, § 3.1-722.25; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4762 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4762. Commissioner's authority to investigate

The Commissioner may conduct investigations relative to the complaint or matter being investigated, and he shall have free and unimpeded access during normal business hours to all buildings, yards, warehouses, storage and transportation facilities in which grain is kept, stored, handled, or transported, or where records of grain transactions are kept.1972, c. 296, § 3.1-722.26; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4763 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4763. Violation a misdemeanor; illegal acts relating to issuance of receipts or removal of grain under storage, exchange or grain bank a felony

A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article or the regulations adopted by the Board is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.B. Any grain dealer or employee or manager for a grain dealer who: (i) issues any storage, grain exchange or grain banking receipts for any grains that are not in a storage facility at the time of issuing such receipt; (ii) issues any grain receipt, including a scale ticket, that is in any respect fraudulent in its character, either as to its date or to the quantity, quality or inspected grade of such grain; or (iii) removes any grain from a storage facility, except to preserve the grain from fire or other damage or to move from storage to another facility operated by the grain dealer and licensed by the grain dealer, without the permission of the producer or his agent is guilty of a Class 6 felony.1972, c. 296, § 3.1-722.28; 1982, c. 187; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4764 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4764. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Cotton gin" means a facility where cotton seed and cotton lint are produced from raw cotton."Cotton handler" means any person doing business as a cotton gin, cotton merchant, or cotton warehouse."Cotton merchant" means any person who buys cotton from a producer for the purpose of resale, or acts as a broker or agent for a producer in arranging the sale of cotton. The term does not include a person that buys cotton for his own use."Cotton warehouse" means any enclosure in which producer-owned cotton is stored or held for longer than 48 hours.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.29; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4766 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4766. Additional information to be reported by cotton gin each license year

Prior to beginning ginning for the current license year, the cotton gin will provide to the Commissioner the last bale tag number used in the previous year and first bale tag number to be used in the current year.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.33; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4767 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4767. Execution and terms of bond; action

Bonds required by § 3.2-4765 shall be executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company authorized and qualified to do business in the Commonwealth as surety. The applicant shall file on or before July 1 of each licensing year a copy of the bond with the Commissioner, and the Commissioner shall be designated as the trustee of this bond. The bond shall be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this article and upon prompt and accurate settlement with the consignor. Any consignor of cotton claiming that a cotton handler has failed to comply with the provisions of this article or any regulations adopted hereunder, or has failed to settle promptly and accurately with the consignor, may bring action upon the cotton handler's bond against either the principal, or the surety, or both, in an appropriate court.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.35; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4768 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4768. Duties and powers of Commissioner with respect to bonds

The Commissioner may accept the proceeds from any bond on which he is trustee and deposit the proceeds in the state treasury with interest in favor of the bond claimants. The Commissioner may institute and prosecute suits for actions in the name of the Commonwealth on behalf of the claimants known and approved by him in any appropriate court for any purpose in connection with the collection or distribution of the bond or its proceeds. It shall be the duty of any person having a claim against a cotton handler to notify the Commissioner of his claim. The Commissioner shall have no duty to prosecute any claim unless he has received notice and believes the claim is valid. If the Commissioner believes the claim is invalid, he shall notify the claimant. The Commissioner may appeal a decision of any court that is contrary to any distribution recommended or authorized by him.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.36; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4769 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4769. Investigation by Commissioner; right of entry and inspection

A. The Commissioner, upon receiving a complaint or upon his own motion, may investigate any violation of the provisions of this article. Such investigation may include:1. The inspection of the books and records of any cotton handler;2. The inspection of any cotton, including the weighing and reweighing of a representative sample of cotton bales stored at the cotton handler's premises; and3. The inspection of any place where cotton or any related record is or has been kept, stored, transported, or otherwise handled. In conducting the inspection, the Commissioner may enter any premises, including any building, yard, warehouse, storage facility, or transportation facility, in which cotton or any related record is or has been kept, stored, transported, or otherwise handled. In exercising such right of entry, the Commissioner shall enter the premises during its hours of operation.B. Any cotton handler who is the subject of an investigation by the Commissioner shall, upon request, assist the Commissioner in making any inspection.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.37; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4770 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4770. Records to be kept by cotton handler

A. Every cotton gin shall keep an accurate daily record of the cotton received from each consignor and ginned. The record shall contain:1. The name and address of the consignor of the cotton;2. The date that the cotton gin received the cotton;3. The condition, quality, and quantity of the cotton on arrival at the cotton gin;4. The gross weight of the vehicle containing the cotton, the tare weight for the vehicle used to transport the cotton, and the net weight of the cotton delivered to the cotton gin for final processing into bales of finished cotton;5. A lot number or other identifying mark given to each consignment of cotton by the cotton gin that shall appear on all tags, tickets, or statements and on any other essential records needed to show what cotton was ginned by the cotton gin on behalf of the consignor;6. The sequentially numbered tag or mark assigned to the cotton bale;7. A report of the finished cotton including the weight, grade, quality and condition;8. A report of credit given for seed obtained during ginning process. If the actual weight of the seed is not determined, the record shall indicate the factor used to calculate weight and the final calculation; and9. An itemized statement of the charges to be paid to the cotton gin by the consignor in connection with ginning the cotton.B. If, at any time, the cotton gin alters any record required by subsection A, the cotton gin shall create an addendum to the record indicating the nature of the alteration and the date the alteration was made and sign the addendum to the record with the full name of the person making the addendum.C. Every cotton warehouse, receiving any cotton for storage, shall promptly maintain an accurate record, showing in detail the following information with reference to the handling and storage of the cotton:1. A daily inventory record consisting of all cotton stored in the warehouse recorded by bale tag number;2. The receiving record with transactions recorded by bale tag number; and3. The transfer record with transactions recorded by bale tag number.D. Every cotton merchant, having received any cotton for transfer, shall promptly maintain an accurate record, showing in detail the following information with reference to the handling and sales of the cotton:1. The sales record with transactions recorded by bale tag number; and2. The payable record with transactions recorded by bale tag number.E. Every cotton handler shall retain all records, including tags or tickers, covering each transaction with each consignor, for a period of three years after the date that the record is required to be made.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.38; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4771 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4771. Record and accounts to be provided to consignor

A. Every cotton gin shall:1. Within 48 hours after ginning the cotton, make available to the consignor the record required under § 3.2-4770; and2. Unless the consignor agrees otherwise in writing, within 10 days after ginning cotton, deliver to the consignor a copy of such record and an account of all cotton ginned for the consignor.B. Unless the consignor agrees otherwise in writing, every cotton handler shall, within 10 days after transferring or selling cotton on behalf of the consignor, deliver to the consignor a copy of the record required under § 3.2-4770 and an account of the consignor's cotton transferred or sold.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.39; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4772 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4772. Certificate establishing condition, quality, grade to be furnished

Every cotton gin shall, at the time of ginning, obtain a sample of each bale of ginned cotton for the purpose of determining condition, quality, and grade. Unless such sample is graded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the burden of proof shall be on the cotton gin to prove the accuracy of its accounting as to any transaction that may be questioned by the consignor or the Commissioner, relating to condition, quality or grade of ginned cotton.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.40; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4773 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4773. Identification of finished bales of cotton

Every cotton gin shall: (i) determine the weight of each bale of finished cotton immediately following the making of the bale; (ii) number sequentially all finished cotton bales; and (iii) affix to each bale a sequentially numbered tag for the purpose of identifying the individual bale of finished cotton. The tag shall also identify the origin module. The burden of proof shall be upon the cotton gin to prove the accuracy of its accounting.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.41; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4774 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4774. Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license

The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of any cotton handler if the cotton handler violates any provision of § 3.2-4772 or 3.2-4775. The Commissioner shall provide reasonable notice of an informal fact-finding conference pursuant to § 2.2-4019 to any cotton handler in connection with the denial, suspension, or revocation of the cotton handler's license.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.42; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4775 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 47 - Sale of Farm Produce|§ 3.2-4775. Offenses and punishment

Any cotton handler is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he:1. Markets, obligates for sale, or otherwise disposes of producer-owned cotton without the written consent of the producer;2. Conduct business without the license required by this article;3. Imposes false charges for the handling of cotton;4. Fails to account promptly, accurately, fully, and properly and to make settlement;5. Intentionally makes any false statement with regard to grade, condition, markings, quality, or quantity of cotton received, ginned, packed, shipped, or otherwise handled, to the consignor of cotton with respect to the consignor's cotton, or to the Commissioner;6. Fails to maintain records as required by this article;7. In any instance in which the cotton handler offers to buy the consignor's cotton, fails to disclose to the consignor that the person making the offer is composed substantially of the same persons, as stockholders, members, or otherwise, who compose the cotton handler business;8. Refuses the Commissioner the right of entry authorized by this article;9. Knowingly provides false information on an application for license;10. Fails to give reasonable written notice of any change in the style, name, or personnel of the cotton handler to the Commissioner or to the surety on the bond required by this article; or11. Violates any provision of this article or regulation adopted hereunder.2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.43; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4801 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 48 - Commercial Feed|§ 3.2-4801. Authority of the Board and the Commissioner to adopt regulations

A. The Board may adopt regulations for commercial feeds as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.B. The Commissioner may adopt as a regulation:1. The official Definitions of Feed Ingredients, Official Feed Terms, and analytical variations adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the Official Publication of that organization;2. Any federal regulation that pertains to this chapter, amending it as necessary for intrastate applicability;3. The methods of sampling and analysis for commercial feed and the components of commercial feed adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists in the publication of that organization; and4. Any method of sampling and analysis for commercial feed and the components of commercial feed developed by the Department or adopted by agencies of the federal government, agencies of other states, the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services or other commercial laboratories accredited by the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture or Association of Official Analytical Chemists.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.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.1994, c. 743, § 3.1-828.4; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4802 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 48 - Commercial Feed|§ 3.2-4802. Publications

The Commissioner may publish, in such forms as he may deem proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with such data on their production and use as he may consider appropriate.1994, c. 743, § 3.1-828.16; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4803 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 48 - Commercial Feed|§ 3.2-4803. Licensing of manufacturers and guarantors of commercial feed

A. Any person who manufactures a commercial feed or any guarantor shall, before: (i) distributing, selling, offering or exposing for sale in the Commonwealth any commercial feed; or (ii) supplying commercial feed to a contract feeder, obtain a license from the Commissioner. The person who manufactures or is the guarantor of such commercial feed shall submit a license application to the Commissioner on a form furnished or approved by the Commissioner, and pay to the Commissioner a license fee of $50. Any person with multiple manufacturing facilities shall obtain a license and pay a license fee to the Commissioner for each manufacturing facility that distributes commercial feed in Virginia. The license year shall be January 1 through December 31. Each license shall expire on December 31 of the year for which it is issued. Any license shall be valid through January 31 of the next ensuing year or until the issuance of the renewal license, whichever event occurs first, if the holder of the license has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner on or before December 31 of the year for which the current license was issued. Any new applicant who fails to obtain a license within 15 working days of notification of the requirement to obtain a license, or any licensee who fails to comply with license renewal requirements, shall pay a $50 late fee to the Commissioner in addition to the license fee. The Commissioner may issue a stop sale, use, removal, or seizure order on any commercial feed that the nonlicensee produces or distributes in the Commonwealth until such license is issued.B. The Commissioner shall not issue a license to any person not in compliance with any provision of this chapter, and shall revoke the license of any person subsequently found not to be in compliance with any provision of this chapter.1994, c. 743, § 3.1-828.6; 2008, c. 860.
VA Code § 3.2-4807 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food|Chapter 48 - Commercial Feed|§ 3.2-4807. Misbranding

A. It is unlawful for any person who is a manufacturer or guarantor of commercial feed to distribute a commercial feed if:1. The labeling of the commercial feed is false or misleading in any particular;2. The commercial feed is distributed under the name of another commercial feed;3. The commercial feed is labeled in any manner other than as required in § 3.2-4806;4. The commercial feed purports to be, or is represented as, a commercial feed, or if it purports to contain, or is represented as containing, a commercial feed ingredient, unless such commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to the definition, if any, prescribed by regulation by the Board; or5. Any word, statement, or other information required by, or under authority of, this chapter to appear on the label or labeling of the commercial feed is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness, (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling) and in such terms, so that the purchaser or user is likely to read and understand the label under customary condition of purchase and use.B. The violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed to be misbranding.1994, c. 743, § 3.1-828.9; 2008, c. 860.