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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 121 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194053,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83464,"identifier":"3.2-1008","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1008","url":"\/3.2-1008\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1008\/","token":"3.2\/I\/10\/3.2-1008","dublin_core":{"Title":"Export certificate required for export of ginseng","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1008","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All persons who have ginseng either wild or artificially propagated in any quantity and who wish to export any amount out of the Commonwealth shall obtain an export certificate from the Department<\/span>. This section shall not apply to persons exporting ginseng for personal or individual use in quantities not exceeding eight ounces in any calendar year. To obtain an export certificate, an individual shall keep accurate records of the year of harvest and the county of origin of the ginseng. In the case of dealers, a person shall keep accurate records of purchases, quantity purchased, whether the ginseng was wild or cultivated, county of origin, and the name of the seller. Such records shall be presented to the Commissioner<\/span> for inspection.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXPORT CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR EXPORT OF GINSENG (\u00a7 3.2-1008)\n\nAll persons who have ginseng either wild or artificially propagated in any\nquantity and who wish to export any amount out of the Commonwealth shall obtain\nan export certificate from the Department. This section shall not apply to\npersons exporting ginseng for personal or individual use in quantities not\nexceeding eight ounces in any calendar year. To obtain an export certificate, an\nindividual shall keep accurate records of the year of harvest and the county of\norigin of the ginseng. In the case of dealers, a person shall keep accurate\nrecords of purchases, quantity purchased, whether the ginseng was wild or\ncultivated, county of origin, and the name of the seller. Such records shall be\npresented to the Commissioner for inspection.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 121, \u00a7 3.1-1027.1; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}