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Except as otherwise specified, moneys levied and collected pursuant to this chapter and pursuant to Chapters 37, 48, and 49 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 for the purposes set forth in this chapter.B\n\nAll fees, assessments and penalties, including funds transferred from the Fund for the Sale of Substandard Fertilizer pursuant to &#xA7; 3.2-3616, received by the Commissioner under this chapter shall be paid into the Feed, Lime, Fertilizer, and Animal Remedies Fund, to the credit of the Department, to be used in carrying out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, to include inspection, sampling and other expenses; except that the Commissioner shall deposit, to the credit of the Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund established pursuant to &#xA7; 3.2-2905, five cents ($0.05) of the inspection fee per ton of regulated product.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":311220,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Feed, Lime, Fertilizer, and Animal Remedies Fund, hereafter referred to as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Except as otherwise specified, moneys levied and collected pursuant to this chapter and pursuant to Chapters 37, 48, and 49 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 for the purposes set forth in this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":311221,"text":"All fees, assessments and penalties, including funds transferred from the Fund for the Sale of Substandard Fertilizer pursuant to &#xA7; 3.2-3616, received by the Commissioner under this chapter shall be paid into the Feed, Lime, Fertilizer, and Animal Remedies Fund, to the credit of the Department, to be used in carrying out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, to include inspection, sampling and other expenses; except that the Commissioner shall deposit, to the credit of the Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund established pursuant to &#xA7; 3.2-2905, five cents ($0.05) of the inspection fee per ton of regulated product.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14027,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fertilizer","identifier":"36","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13102,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:38","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:38","permalink":{"id":195619,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14027,"identifier":"36","token":"3.2\/III\/36","url":"\/3.2\/III\/36\/","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":59575,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3600","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-3600\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3600","metadata":false},{"id":68481,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3601","catch_line":"Authority of the Board and the Commissioner to adopt regulations","url":"\/3.2-3601\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3601","metadata":false},{"id":66799,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3602","catch_line":"Local government regulation of fertilizer","url":"\/3.2-3602\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3602","metadata":false},{"id":55117,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3602.1","catch_line":"Board authorized to adopt regulations for the application of regulated products to nonagricultural property; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0740\">740<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73312,"section_number":"3.2-2905","catch_line":"Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-2905\/"},{"id":86957,"section_number":"3.2-3616","catch_line":"Assessments for variance from label guarantees","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3616\/"},{"id":74867,"section_number":"3.2-3710","catch_line":"Disposition of funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3710\/"},{"id":65239,"section_number":"3.2-4814","catch_line":"Disposition of fees, assessments, and penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4814\/"},{"id":68652,"section_number":"3.2-4905","catch_line":"Disposition of funds collected","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4905\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":73312,"section_number":"3.2-2905","catch_line":"Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-2905\/"},{"id":86957,"section_number":"3.2-3616","catch_line":"Assessments for variance from label guarantees","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3616\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195701,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86928,"identifier":"3.2-3617","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3617","url":"\/3.2-3617\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3617\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3617","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fund established; disposition of fees, assessments, and penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3617","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Feed, Lime, <span class=\"dictionary\">Fertilizer<\/span>, and Animal Remedies Fund, hereafter referred to as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Except as otherwise specified, moneys levied and collected pursuant to this chapter and pursuant to Chapters 37, 48, and 49 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 for the purposes set forth in this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-311220\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3617\/#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> All fees, assessments and penalties, including funds transferred from the Fund for the Sale of Substandard <span class=\"dictionary\">Fertilizer<\/span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Assessments for variance from label guarantees\" href=\"\/3.2-3616\/\">3.2-3616<\/a>, received by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> under this chapter shall be paid into the Feed, Lime, <span class=\"dictionary\">Fertilizer<\/span>, and Animal Remedies Fund, to the credit of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, to be used in carrying out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, to include inspection, sampling and other expenses; except that the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall deposit, to the credit of the Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund established pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund established\" href=\"\/3.2-2905\/\">3.2-2905<\/a>, five cents ($0.05) of the inspection fee per <span class=\"dictionary\">ton<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">regulated product<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-311221\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3617\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFUND ESTABLISHED; DISPOSITION OF FEES, ASSESSMENTS, AND PENALTIES (\u00a7 3.2-3617)\n\nA. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the Feed, Lime, Fertilizer, and Animal Remedies Fund, hereafter\nreferred to as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the\nbooks of the Comptroller. Except as otherwise specified, moneys levied and\ncollected pursuant to this chapter and pursuant to Chapters 37, 48, and 49 shall\nbe paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on\nmoneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys\nremaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal\nyear shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys\nin the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in this chapter.\n\nB. All fees, assessments and penalties, including funds transferred from the\nFund for the Sale of Substandard Fertilizer pursuant to &#xA7; 3.2-3616,\nreceived by the Commissioner under this chapter shall be paid into the Feed,\nLime, Fertilizer, and Animal Remedies Fund, to the credit of the Department, to\nbe used in carrying out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, to include\ninspection, sampling and other expenses; except that the Commissioner shall\ndeposit, to the credit of the Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund established\npursuant to &#xA7; 3.2-2905, five cents ($0.05) of the inspection fee per ton of\nregulated product.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 740, \u00a7 3.1-106.22; 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}}