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It shall be unlawful for any distributor to deal in, or handle milk if such distributor has reason to believe it has previously been dealt in, or handled, in violation of the terms and provisions of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":299430,"text":"No distributor in a market covered by the provisions of this chapter shall buy milk from producers, or others, for sale within the Commonwealth, or sell or distribute milk within the Commonwealth, unless the distributor is duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for a distributor to buy milk from or sell milk to a distributor who is not licensed as required by this chapter. 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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":false,"permalink":{"id":195503,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83547,"identifier":"3.2-3214","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3214","url":"\/3.2-3214\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3214\/","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3214","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful buying and selling","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3214","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No <span class=\"dictionary\">distributor<\/span> in a <span class=\"dictionary\">market<\/span> covered by the provisions of this chapter shall buy <span class=\"dictionary\">milk<\/span> from <span class=\"dictionary\">producers<\/span>, or others, for sale within the Commonwealth, or sell or distribute <span class=\"dictionary\">milk<\/span> within the Commonwealth, unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">distributor<\/span> is duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter. 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It shall be unlawful for any distributor to deal in, or handle\nmilk if such distributor has reason to believe it has previously been dealt in,\nor handled, in violation of the terms and provisions of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-365; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-444; 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}}