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All moneys levied and collected pursuant to subsection A and § 3.2-4606 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to carry out the provisions of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202410,"text":"In order to promote, protect, further, and develop the agricultural interests of the Commonwealth, the Commissioner may, when requested by parties financially interested in a lot of any agricultural products, investigate and certify the quality, condition, grade, or other classification of such agricultural product, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, including prescribing payment of fees as the Commissioner deems reasonable for the services provided by employees or licensed agents of the Department.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":202411,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Certification of Agricultural Products Trust Fund, hereafter referred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys levied and collected pursuant to subsection A and § 3.2-4606 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70140,"section_number":"3.2-4606","catch_line":"Disposition of funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4606\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70140,"section_number":"3.2-4606","catch_line":"Disposition of funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4606\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195589,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55207,"identifier":"3.2-3400","token":"3.2\/III\/34\/3.2-3400","url":"\/3.2-3400\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3400\/","token":"3.2\/III\/34\/3.2-3400","dublin_core":{"Title":"Request of parties financially interested; fees to be deposited in Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3400","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In order<\/span> to promote, protect, further, and develop the agricultural interests of the Commonwealth, the Commissioner<\/span> may, when requested by parties financially interested in a lot of any agricultural products, investigate and certify the quality, condition, grade, or other classification of such agricultural product, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board<\/span>, including prescribing payment of fees as the Commissioner<\/span> deems reasonable for the services provided by employees or licensed agents of the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Certification of Agricultural Products Trust Fund, hereafter referred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys levied and collected pursuant to subsection A and § 3.2-4606<\/a> shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to carry out the provisions of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUEST OF PARTIES FINANCIALLY INTERESTED; FEES TO BE DEPOSITED IN FUND (\u00a7\n3.2-3400)\n\nA. In order to promote, protect, further, and develop the agricultural interests\nof the Commonwealth, the Commissioner may, when requested by parties financially\ninterested in a lot of any agricultural products, investigate and certify the\nquality, condition, grade, or other classification of such agricultural product,\npursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, including prescribing payment of\nfees as the Commissioner deems reasonable for the services provided by employees\nor licensed agents of the Department.\n\nB. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the Certification of Agricultural Products Trust Fund, hereafter\nreferred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the\nbooks of the Comptroller. All moneys levied and collected pursuant to subsection\nA and § 3.2-4606 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the\nFund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be\ncredited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at\nthe end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall\nremain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to carry out the\nprovisions of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 3-28, 3-29; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-28, 3.1-29; 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}}