Code of Virginia - Title 3.1 Agriculture, Horticulture And Food - Chapter 17 Seed Potatoes

3.1-285 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Short title
This chapter shall be known as the "Virginia Seed Potato Inspection Law." (Code 1950, § 3-228.1; 1950, p. 1028; 1966, c. 702.) ...

3.1-286 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Necessity for chapter
This chapter and regulations adopted hereunder are declared to be necessary in order to improve agricultural production in Virginia, to enable potato growers to secure ...

3.1-287 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Definitions
As used in this chapter: "Approved seed" Irish potatoes and parts thereof means disease-free Irish potatoes and parts thereof which conform to the standards hereinafter ...

3.1-288 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Sale, advertising, shipping or planting of any but approved se...
It shall be unlawful for any person to offer or expose for sale, advertise, or ship into this Commonwealth, any Irish potatoes or parts thereof ...

3.1-289 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Rules and regulations
In order to provide disease-free "approved seed" Irish potatoes the State Seed Potato Board is hereby authorized to make such reasonable rules and regulations to ...

3.1-290 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) State Seed Potato Commission continued as State Seed Potato Bo...
The State Seed Potato Commission within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is continued and shall hereafter be known as the State Seed Potato ...

3.1-291 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Inspectors; assistance of personnel in Department of Agricultu...
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to employ qualified inspectors to assist in the enforcement of this chapter ...

3.1-292 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Inspection of potatoes; right of entry; "stop sale" order; s...
To effectively enforce the provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall require employees of his department to inspect Irish potatoes ...

3.1-293 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Commissioner may authorize sale of substandard potatoes and ex...
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner is authorized and directed when disease-free stock is not available to permit for such periods of ...

3.1-294 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Sale to planter having knowledge of conditions under which pot...
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the sale for propagation purposes of Irish potatoes or parts thereof grown within this Commonwealth when sold by the ...

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 ...

3.1-296 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Sections 3.1-276 through 3.1-284 not affected; other laws in c...
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing Article 2 (§ 3.1-276 et seq.) of Chapter 16 of this title, but all other laws ...