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The Commission may set different maximum retail prices for the same grade or class of milk on the basis of different methods of distribution. In determining the reasonableness of prices to be paid or charged in any market for any grade, quantity, or class of milk, the Commission shall be guided by all pertinent economic factors relevant to production, processing, and distribution of milk as they affect the public interest in maintaining an adequate supply of milk within the Commonwealth, including compliance with all sanitary regulations in force in such market, necessary operation, processing, storage, and delivery charges, the prices of other foods, and the welfare of the general public. The Commission may adopt a formula incorporating these economic factors that will adjust automatically the prices to be paid producers or associations of producers by distributors in any market, and then provide for the automatic adjustment of resale prices according to the result obtained by the use of this formula. Public hearings shall not be required for price adjustments obtained by use of a formula, but shall be held for adoption or amendment of the formula itself.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283667,"text":"The Commission, after a public hearing and investigation, may establish the prices to be paid producers or associations of producers by distributors in any market, may fix the minimum and maximum wholesale and maximum retail prices to be charged for milk in any market, and may also establish different prices for different grades or classes of milk. The Commission may set different maximum retail prices for the same grade or class of milk on the basis of different methods of distribution. In determining the reasonableness of prices to be paid or charged in any market for any grade, quantity, or class of milk, the Commission shall be guided by all pertinent economic factors relevant to production, processing, and distribution of milk as they affect the public interest in maintaining an adequate supply of milk within the Commonwealth, including compliance with all sanitary regulations in force in such market, necessary operation, processing, storage, and delivery charges, the prices of other foods, and the welfare of the general public. The Commission may adopt a formula incorporating these economic factors that will adjust automatically the prices to be paid producers or associations of producers by distributors in any market, and then provide for the automatic adjustment of resale prices according to the result obtained by the use of this formula. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1974, chapter 467; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85055,"section_number":"3.2-3209","catch_line":"Establishing minimum retail price; exemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3209\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":195479,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79222,"identifier":"3.2-3208","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3208","url":"\/3.2-3208\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3208\/","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3208","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishing prices generally","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3208","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span>, after a public hearing<\/span> and investigation, may establish the prices to be paid producers<\/span> or associations of producers<\/span> by distributors<\/span> in any market<\/span>, may fix the minimum and maximum wholesale and maximum retail prices to be charged for milk<\/span> in any market<\/span>, and may also establish different prices for different grades or classes of milk<\/span>. The Commission<\/span> may set different maximum retail prices for the same grade or class of milk<\/span> on the basis of different methods of distribution. In determining the reasonableness of prices to be paid or charged in any market<\/span> for any grade, quantity, or class of milk<\/span>, the Commission<\/span> shall be guided by all pertinent economic factors relevant to production, processing, and distribution of milk<\/span> as they affect the public interest in maintaining an adequate supply of milk<\/span> within the Commonwealth, including compliance with all sanitary regulations in force in such market<\/span>, necessary operation, processing, storage, and delivery charges, the prices of other foods, and the welfare of the general public. The Commission<\/span> may adopt a formula incorporating these economic factors that will adjust automatically the prices to be paid producers<\/span> or associations of producers<\/span> by distributors<\/span> in any market<\/span>, and then provide for the automatic adjustment of resale prices according to the result obtained by the use of this formula. Public hearings<\/span> shall not be required for price adjustments obtained by use of a formula, but shall be held for adoption or amendment of the formula itself.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHING PRICES GENERALLY (\u00a7 3.2-3208)\n\nThe Commission, after a public hearing and investigation, may establish the\nprices to be paid producers or associations of producers by distributors in any\nmarket, may fix the minimum and maximum wholesale and maximum retail prices to\nbe charged for milk in any market, and may also establish different prices for\ndifferent grades or classes of milk. The Commission may set different maximum\nretail prices for the same grade or class of milk on the basis of different\nmethods of distribution. In determining the reasonableness of prices to be paid\nor charged in any market for any grade, quantity, or class of milk, the\nCommission shall be guided by all pertinent economic factors relevant to\nproduction, processing, and distribution of milk as they affect the public\ninterest in maintaining an adequate supply of milk within the Commonwealth,\nincluding compliance with all sanitary regulations in force in such market,\nnecessary operation, processing, storage, and delivery charges, the prices of\nother foods, and the welfare of the general public. The Commission may adopt a\nformula incorporating these economic factors that will adjust automatically the\nprices to be paid producers or associations of producers by distributors in any\nmarket, and then provide for the automatic adjustment of resale prices according\nto the result obtained by the use of this formula. Public hearings shall not be\nrequired for price adjustments obtained by use of a formula, but shall be held\nfor adoption or amendment of the formula itself.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-359; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-437; 1974, c. 467; 2008, c.\n860.","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}}