§ 3.2-4729. (Effective October 1, 2008) Records to be kept by commission merchant.
Every commission merchant, having received any farm products for sale on commission, shall promptly maintain a complete and true record, showing in detail the following with reference to the handling, sale, or storage of such farm products:
1. The name and address of the consignor;
2. The date received;
3. The condition, grade, and quantity on arrival;
4. The date of such sale for the account of the consignor;
5. The sale price;
6. An itemized statement of the charges to be paid by the consignor in connection with the sale;
7. A lot number or other identifying mark that shall appear on all sales tags or tickets or on any other essential records needed to show the sale price of the products; and
8. Records of auction sales of farm produce or farm products, including sales tags, tickets, or bills, which shall be sequentially numbered and each such sequentially numbered record shall be properly accounted for in the operations of the commission merchant. Any record that is altered shall bear the full signature of the person authorized to make, and who is responsible for, the alteration.
(Code 1950, § 3-555; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-713; 1979, c. 389; 2008, c. 860.)
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