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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 15<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":195615,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56858,"identifier":"3.2-3502","token":"3.2\/III\/35\/3.2-3502","url":"\/3.2-3502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3502\/","token":"3.2\/III\/35\/3.2-3502","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local retail farmers markets","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any locality may establish, operate and maintain a local retail farmers market. The local retail farmers market may request to be part of the network of farmers markets within the Commonwealth or may be independent of such network. Nothing in this section shall invalidate the actions of any locality taken prior to enactment of this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL RETAIL FARMERS MARKETS (\u00a7 3.2-3502)\n\nAny locality may establish, operate and maintain a local retail farmers market.\nThe local retail farmers market may request to be part of the network of farmers\nmarkets within the Commonwealth or may be independent of such network. Nothing\nin this section shall invalidate the actions of any locality taken prior to\nenactment of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 15, \u00a7 3.1-73.5:1; 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}}