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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1966, chapter 702; in 1978, chapter 540; in 1985, chapter 448; in 1994, chapter 964<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 75<\/a> and 88<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78325,"section_number":"3.2-2401","catch_line":"Tobacco Board; composition and appointment of members","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-2401\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":195149,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60019,"identifier":"3.2-2402","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/24\/3.2-2402","url":"\/3.2-2402\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-2402\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/24\/3.2-2402","dublin_core":{"Title":"Production areas designated","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-2402","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The following production areas of flue-cured tobacco are designated for the purposes of this chapter:\n\t\t\tArea I: Franklin, Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties;\n\t\t\tArea II: Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, and Prince Edward Counties;\n\t\t\tArea III: Mecklenburg County;\n\t\t\tArea IV: Brunswick and Greensville Counties; and\n\t\t\tArea V: Amelia, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Prince George, Nottoway, and Sussex Counties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the production of flue-cured tobacco occurs in any locality that is not part of a production area as designated in subsection A, such locality shall be part of an adjacent production area. If there are two or more adjacent production areas, such locality shall be part of that production area that had the lowest flue-cured tobacco production in the most recent calendar year according to the records of the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRODUCTION AREAS DESIGNATED (\u00a7 3.2-2402)\n\nA. The following production areas of flue-cured tobacco are designated for the\npurposes of this chapter:\n\t\t\tArea I: Franklin, Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties;\n\t\t\tArea II: Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, and Prince Edward\nCounties;\n\t\t\tArea III: Mecklenburg County;\n\t\t\tArea IV: Brunswick and Greensville Counties; and\n\t\t\tArea V: Amelia, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Prince George, Nottoway, and Sussex\nCounties.\n\nB. If the production of flue-cured tobacco occurs in any locality that is not\npart of a production area as designated in subsection A, such locality shall be\npart of an adjacent production area. If there are two or more adjacent\nproduction areas, such locality shall be part of that production area that had\nthe lowest flue-cured tobacco production in the most recent calendar year\naccording to the records of the Department.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-241; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-320; 1978, c. 540; 1985, c.\n448; 1994, c. 964; 2008, c. 860; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2025, cc. 75, 88.","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}}