§ 3.1-295. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Violations and prosecutions
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant hereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or confinement in jail not to exceed twelve months or both. Whenever the Commissioner has reason to believe there has been any violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto he shall immediately notify in writing the person in whose hand such potatoes are found and send a copy of such notice to the owner or shipper of the Irish potatoes designating a time and place for a hearing. Any party so notified shall be given an opportunity to be heard under such rules and regulations as may be promulgated as herein provided. If it appears after proper hearing, that any of the provisions of this chapter have been violated, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services may certify the facts to the attorney for the Commonwealth in the county or city in which the violation occurred, and furnish him with a copy of the results of the inspection of such Irish potatoes, or parts thereof duly authenticated by the inspector making such inspection, under the oath of such inspector. It shall be the duty of such attorney of such county or city to prosecute any case involving the violation of any provisions of this chapter or of any rule or regulation when promulgated as herein provided when requested to do so by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(Code 1950, § 3-228.11; 1950, p. 1030; 1966, cc. 686, 702; 1978, c. 540.)
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