§ 3.1-357. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Penalties for misuse or unauthorized use of Virginia Quality L...
Any person who shall use the Virginia Quality Label or such label with the shield of the United States in violation of any provisions of this article, or who shall, with the intent to mislead or deceive, use any imitation or counterfeit likeness thereof on the label, tag, seal, container, sign or otherwise of any product of any kind or description which is sold or offered for sale, or who shall use the Virginia Quality Label or such label with the shield of the United States, or, with like intent to mislead or deceive, use any imitation or counterfeit likeness thereof upon or in connection with any offer to sell or advertisement for sale, or use of any product of any kind or description which does not in fact lawfully bear the Virginia Quality Label or such label with the shield of the United States, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $500; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any corporation incorporated under the laws of this Commonwealth, which has for eighteen years or more prior to June 29, 1948, been using an outline map of Virginia, of its own design, for branding packages or containers for agricultural or horticultural products bought and sold by it, from hereafter continuing to use such outline map for such purpose.
(Code 1950, § 3-278; 1966, c. 702.)
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