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If no such producers&#8217; association exists on such market, the Commission shall call a public hearing upon the written application of producers supplying a substantial proportion of the milk consumed in such market; and shall call a public hearing upon the written application of distributors distributing a substantial proportion of the milk consumed in that market.C\n\nThe Commission may determine notice requirements and the time and location of any public hearing held under this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":273174,"text":"The Commission shall neither exercise its powers in any market, nor withdraw the exercise of its powers from any market, until after a public hearing is held for such market, and the Commission determines whether it will be in the public interest to exercise its powers in that market.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":273175,"text":"The Commission may on its own motion, call a public hearing as required under subsection A and shall call a public hearing upon the written application of a producers&#8217; association organized under Chapter 3 of Title 13.1 (&#xA7; 13.1-301 et seq.), supplying in the judgment of the Commission, a substantial proportion of the milk consumed in such market. If no such producers&#8217; association exists on such market, the Commission shall call a public hearing upon the written application of producers supplying a substantial proportion of the milk consumed in such market; and shall call a public hearing upon the written application of distributors distributing a substantial proportion of the milk consumed in that market.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":273176,"text":"The Commission may determine notice requirements and the time and location of any public hearing held under this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14887,"edition_id":1,"name":"Milk Commission","identifier":"32","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13102,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:35","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:35","permalink":{"id":195445,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14887,"identifier":"32","token":"3.2\/III\/32","url":"\/3.2\/III\/32\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13102,"edition_id":1,"name":"Production and Sale of Agricultural Products","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12793,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","permalink":{"id":195443,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13102,"identifier":"III","token":"3.2\/III","url":"\/3.2\/III\/","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":62477,"structure_id":14887,"section_number":"3.2-3200","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-3200\/","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3200","metadata":false},{"id":60138,"structure_id":14887,"section_number":"3.2-3201","catch_line":"Milk Commission; 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It has been modified 2 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 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72299,"section_number":"13.1-301","catch_line":"Organization of cooperative associations; purposes; name; par value stock required","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-301\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195471,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76111,"identifier":"3.2-3206","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3206","url":"\/3.2-3206\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3206\/","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3206","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public hearing required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3206","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall neither exercise its powers in any <span class=\"dictionary\">market<\/span>, nor withdraw the exercise of its powers from any <span class=\"dictionary\">market<\/span>, until after a public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> is held for such <span class=\"dictionary\">market<\/span>, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> determines whether it will be in the public interest to exercise its powers in that <span class=\"dictionary\">market<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-273174\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3206\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may on its own <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span>, call a public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> as required under subsection A and shall call a public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> upon the written application of a <span class=\"dictionary\">producers<\/span>&#8217; association organized under Chapter 3 of Title 13.1 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Organization of cooperative associations; purposes; name; par value stock required\" href=\"\/13.1-301\/\">13.1-301<\/a> et seq.), supplying in the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, a substantial proportion of the <span class=\"dictionary\">milk<\/span> consumed in such <span class=\"dictionary\">market<\/span>. If no such <span class=\"dictionary\">producers<\/span>&#8217; association exists on such <span class=\"dictionary\">market<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall call a public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> upon the written application of <span class=\"dictionary\">producers<\/span> supplying a substantial proportion of the <span class=\"dictionary\">milk<\/span> consumed in such <span class=\"dictionary\">market<\/span>; and shall call a public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> upon the written application of <span class=\"dictionary\">distributors<\/span> distributing a substantial proportion of the <span class=\"dictionary\">milk<\/span> consumed in that <span class=\"dictionary\">market<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-273175\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3206\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may determine notice requirements and the time and location of any public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> held under this section. <a id=\"paragraph-273176\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3206\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED (\u00a7 3.2-3206)\n\nA. The Commission shall neither exercise its powers in any market, nor withdraw\nthe exercise of its powers from any market, until after a public hearing is held\nfor such market, and the Commission determines whether it will be in the public\ninterest to exercise its powers in that market.\n\nB. The Commission may on its own motion, call a public hearing as required under\nsubsection A and shall call a public hearing upon the written application of a\nproducers&#8217; association organized under Chapter 3 of Title 13.1 (&#xA7;\n13.1-301 et seq.), supplying in the judgment of the Commission, a substantial\nproportion of the milk consumed in such market. If no such producers&#8217;\nassociation exists on such market, the Commission shall call a public hearing\nupon the written application of producers supplying a substantial proportion of\nthe milk consumed in such market; and shall call a public hearing upon the\nwritten application of distributors distributing a substantial proportion of the\nmilk consumed in that market.\n\nC. The Commission may determine notice requirements and the time and location of\nany public hearing held under this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 3-354 to 3-357; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-432 to 3.1-435;\n2008, 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}}