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The term shall also mean any person in Virginia who purchases eggs, or the liquid equivalent thereof, from anyone other than a registered handler for use or consumption at wholesale in the Commonwealth. The functions of a handler include the sale, distribution, or other disposition of eggs at the wholesale level for use or consumption in Virginia regardless of where the eggs were produced or purchased.\n\t\t“Registered handler” means any person who has registered with the Tax Commissioner to receive monthly return forms and report the egg tax.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204906,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Eggs for consumption” means eggs that are actually consumed in Virginia or sold at a location in Virginia.\n\t\t“Eggs for use” means eggs that are incorporated into another product at a Virginia location so as to lose their character as eggs.\n\t\t“Handler” means any person who operates a grading station, a packer, distributor, or other person who purchases, sells, or handles eggs that are used at the wholesale level for consumption in Virginia or, a farmer who packs, processes, or otherwise performs the functions of a handler. The term shall also mean any person in Virginia who purchases eggs, or the liquid equivalent thereof, from anyone other than a registered handler for use or consumption at wholesale in the Commonwealth. The functions of a handler include the sale, distribution, or other disposition of eggs at the wholesale level for use or consumption in Virginia regardless of where the eggs were produced or purchased.\n\t\t“Registered handler” means any person who has registered with the Tax Commissioner to receive monthly return forms and report the egg tax.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14512,"edition_id":1,"name":"Egg Board","identifier":"16","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12795,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:27","permalink":{"id":194635,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14512,"identifier":"16","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16","url":"\/3.2\/II\/B\/16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12795,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commodity Boards","identifier":"B","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12794,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":194393,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12795,"identifier":"B","token":"3.2\/II\/B","url":"\/3.2\/II\/B\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12794,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boards, Councils, Foundations, and Commissions","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12793,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":194359,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12794,"identifier":"II","token":"3.2\/II","url":"\/3.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12793,"edition_id":1,"name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":193939,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12793,"identifier":"3.2","token":"3.2","url":"\/3.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":55935,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1600","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-1600\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1600","metadata":false},{"id":73326,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1601","catch_line":"Egg Board; composition and appointment of members","url":"\/3.2-1601\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1601","metadata":false},{"id":74931,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1602","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/3.2-1602\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1602","metadata":false},{"id":78298,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1604","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Egg Board","url":"\/3.2-1604\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1604","metadata":false},{"id":56773,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1605","catch_line":"Virginia Egg Fund established","url":"\/3.2-1605\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1605","metadata":false},{"id":59311,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1606","catch_line":"Levy of tax; regulations; exemptions","url":"\/3.2-1606\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1606","metadata":false},{"id":71651,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1607","catch_line":"Collection and disposition of tax by handler; reports","url":"\/3.2-1607\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1607","metadata":false},{"id":76218,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1608","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/3.2-1608\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1608","metadata":false},{"id":63655,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1610","catch_line":"Falsification of records; misdemeanor","url":"\/3.2-1610\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1610","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":73326,"structure_id":14512,"section_number":"3.2-1601","catch_line":"Egg Board; composition and appointment of members","url":"\/3.2-1601\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1601","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/3.2-1600\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 316 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1982, chapter 172; in 1984, chapter 550; in 1993, chapter 809; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194637,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55935,"identifier":"3.2-1600","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1600","url":"\/3.2-1600\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1600\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/16\/3.2-1600","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1600","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Eggs for consumption<\/span>” means eggs that are actually consumed in Virginia or sold at a location in Virginia.\n\t\t“Eggs for use<\/span>” means eggs that are incorporated into another product at a Virginia location so as to lose their character as eggs.\n\t\t“Handler” means any person who operates a grading station, a packer, distributor, or other person who purchases, sells, or handles eggs that are used at the wholesale level for consumption in Virginia or, a farmer who packs, processes, or otherwise performs the functions of a handler. The term shall also mean any person in Virginia who purchases eggs, or the liquid equivalent thereof, from anyone other than a registered handler<\/span> for use or consumption at wholesale in the Commonwealth. The functions of a handler include the sale, distribution, or other disposition<\/span> of eggs at the wholesale level for use or consumption in Virginia regardless of where the eggs were produced or purchased.\n\t\t“Registered handler<\/span>” means any person who has registered with the Tax Commissioner<\/span> to receive monthly return forms and report the egg tax.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-1600)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Eggs for consumption” means eggs that are actually consumed in\nVirginia or sold at a location in Virginia.\n\t\t“Eggs for use” means eggs that are incorporated into another\nproduct at a Virginia location so as to lose their character as eggs.\n\t\t“Handler” means any person who operates a grading station, a\npacker, distributor, or other person who purchases, sells, or handles eggs that\nare used at the wholesale level for consumption in Virginia or, a farmer who\npacks, processes, or otherwise performs the functions of a handler. The term\nshall also mean any person in Virginia who purchases eggs, or the liquid\nequivalent thereof, from anyone other than a registered handler for use or\nconsumption at wholesale in the Commonwealth. The functions of a handler include\nthe sale, distribution, or other disposition of eggs at the wholesale level for\nuse or consumption in Virginia regardless of where the eggs were produced or\npurchased.\n\t\t“Registered handler” means any person who has registered with the\nTax Commissioner to receive monthly return forms and report the egg tax.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 316, \u00a7 3.1-796.11:4; 1982, c. 172; 1984, c. 550; 1993, c.\n809; 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}}