{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/3.2-3618.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/3.2-3618.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/3.2-3618.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/3.2-3618.html"}],"law_id":72042,"edition_id":1,"section_id":72042,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3618","catch_line":"Inspection, sampling and analysis; penalty","history":"1994, c. 740, \u00a7 3.1-106.7; 1995, c. 104; 2008, c. 860.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Commissioner shall: (i) sample, inspect, analyze, and test any regulated product distributed within the Commonwealth; (ii) inspect storage facilities where such regulated product is stored; (iii) monitor and, where the Commissioner deems it necessary, regulate the manufacturing procedures of such regulated products as affected by best management practices for manufacturing containment and considerations of environmental factors; and (iv) allocate adequate personnel to the major farm fertilizer consuming areas of the state to carry out his duties under this chapter as such duties relate to insuring the quality, analysis, and quantity of fertilizer sold and distributed in the state.\n\t\t\tThe Commissioner is authorized to enter during operating hours the premises or carriers of any person subject to regulation under this chapter, in order to have access to: (i) the regulated product, storage facilities and manufacturing practices; and (ii) records relating to the distribution and storage of regulated product.B\n\nAny person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way the Commissioner in the performance of his official duties is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.C\n\nThe Commissioner shall use the methods of sampling and analysis adopted by the Commissioner or the Board.D\n\nThe Commissioner, in determining for administrative purposes whether any fertilizer is deficient in plant food, shall be guided solely by the official sample. The Commissioner shall obtain and analyze samples as specified in subsection C of this section.E\n\nThe Commissioner may distribute information regarding official analysis of fertilizers. The Commissioner shall retain official samples establishing an assessment for variance from guarantee for a minimum of 90 days from issuance of a deficiency report.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259592,"text":"The Commissioner shall: (i) sample, inspect, analyze, and test any regulated product distributed within the Commonwealth; (ii) inspect storage facilities where such regulated product is stored; (iii) monitor and, where the Commissioner deems it necessary, regulate the manufacturing procedures of such regulated products as affected by best management practices for manufacturing containment and considerations of environmental factors; and (iv) allocate adequate personnel to the major farm fertilizer consuming areas of the state to carry out his duties under this chapter as such duties relate to insuring the quality, analysis, and quantity of fertilizer sold and distributed in the state.\n\t\t\tThe Commissioner is authorized to enter during operating hours the premises or carriers of any person subject to regulation under this chapter, in order to have access to: (i) the regulated product, storage facilities and manufacturing practices; and (ii) records relating to the distribution and storage of regulated product.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":259593,"text":"Any person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way the Commissioner in the performance of his official duties is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":259594,"text":"The Commissioner shall use the methods of sampling and analysis adopted by the Commissioner or the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":259595,"text":"The Commissioner, in determining for administrative purposes whether any fertilizer is deficient in plant food, shall be guided solely by the official sample. The Commissioner shall obtain and analyze samples as specified in subsection C of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":259596,"text":"The Commissioner may distribute information regarding official analysis of fertilizers. The Commissioner shall retain official samples establishing an assessment for variance from guarantee for a minimum of 90 days from issuance of a deficiency report.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"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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disposition of fees, assessments, and penalties","url":"\/3.2-3617\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3617","metadata":false},{"id":72042,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3618","catch_line":"Inspection, sampling and analysis; penalty","url":"\/3.2-3618\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3618","metadata":false},{"id":79315,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3619","catch_line":"Stop sale, use, removal, or seizure orders; penalty","url":"\/3.2-3619\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3619","metadata":false},{"id":73611,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3620","catch_line":"Seizure and condemnation","url":"\/3.2-3620\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3620","metadata":false},{"id":77950,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3621","catch_line":"Cancellation of registration, permit, or license","url":"\/3.2-3621\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3621","metadata":false},{"id":86714,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3622","catch_line":"Commissioner's actions; injunction","url":"\/3.2-3622\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3622","metadata":false},{"id":72907,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3623","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/3.2-3623\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3623","metadata":false},{"id":75491,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3624","catch_line":"Warning","url":"\/3.2-3624\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3624","metadata":false},{"id":84748,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3625","catch_line":"Violations; civil penalties","url":"\/3.2-3625\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3625","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":86928,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3617","catch_line":"Fund established; disposition of fees, assessments, and penalties","url":"\/3.2-3617\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3617","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":79315,"structure_id":14027,"section_number":"3.2-3619","catch_line":"Stop sale, use, removal, or seizure orders; penalty","url":"\/3.2-3619\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3619","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/3.2-3618\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1994. 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 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 1995, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0104\">104<\/a>; 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":195705,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72042,"identifier":"3.2-3618","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3618","url":"\/3.2-3618\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3618\/","token":"3.2\/III\/36\/3.2-3618","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspection, sampling and analysis; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3618","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall: (i) sample, inspect, analyze, and test any <span class=\"dictionary\">regulated product<\/span> distributed within the Commonwealth; (ii) inspect storage facilities where such <span class=\"dictionary\">regulated product<\/span> is stored; (iii) monitor and, where the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> deems it necessary, regulate the manufacturing procedures of such <span class=\"dictionary\">regulated products<\/span> as affected by best management practices for manufacturing containment and considerations of environmental factors; and (iv) allocate adequate personnel to the major farm <span class=\"dictionary\">fertilizer<\/span> consuming areas of the state to carry out his duties under this chapter as such duties relate to insuring the quality, analysis, and quantity of <span class=\"dictionary\">fertilizer<\/span> sold and distributed in the state.\n\t\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> is authorized to enter during operating hours the premises or carriers of any person subject to regulation under this chapter, in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to have access to: (i) the <span class=\"dictionary\">regulated product<\/span>, storage facilities and manufacturing practices; and (ii) records relating to the distribution and storage of <span class=\"dictionary\">regulated product<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-259592\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3618\/#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> Any person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> in the performance of his official duties is guilty of a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-259593\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3618\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall use the methods of sampling and analysis adopted by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-259594\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3618\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, in determining for administrative purposes whether any <span class=\"dictionary\">fertilizer<\/span> is deficient in plant food, shall be guided solely by the <span class=\"dictionary\">official sample<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall obtain and analyze samples as specified in subsection C of this section. <a id=\"paragraph-259595\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3618\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">distribute<\/span> information regarding <span class=\"dictionary\">official analysis<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">fertilizers<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall retain <span class=\"dictionary\">official samples<\/span> establishing an assessment for variance from guarantee for a minimum of 90 days from issuance of a <span class=\"dictionary\">deficiency<\/span> report. <a id=\"paragraph-259596\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-3618\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTION, SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS; PENALTY (\u00a7 3.2-3618)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall: (i) sample, inspect, analyze, and test any regulated\nproduct distributed within the Commonwealth; (ii) inspect storage facilities\nwhere such regulated product is stored; (iii) monitor and, where the\nCommissioner deems it necessary, regulate the manufacturing procedures of such\nregulated products as affected by best management practices for manufacturing\ncontainment and considerations of environmental factors; and (iv) allocate\nadequate personnel to the major farm fertilizer consuming areas of the state to\ncarry out his duties under this chapter as such duties relate to insuring the\nquality, analysis, and quantity of fertilizer sold and distributed in the state.\n\t\t\tThe Commissioner is authorized to enter during operating hours the premises\nor carriers of any person subject to regulation under this chapter, in order to\nhave access to: (i) the regulated product, storage facilities and manufacturing\npractices; and (ii) records relating to the distribution and storage of\nregulated product.\n\nB. Any person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way the Commissioner in the\nperformance of his official duties is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nC. The Commissioner shall use the methods of sampling and analysis adopted by\nthe Commissioner or the Board.\n\nD. The Commissioner, in determining for administrative purposes whether any\nfertilizer is deficient in plant food, shall be guided solely by the official\nsample. The Commissioner shall obtain and analyze samples as specified in\nsubsection C of this section.\n\nE. The Commissioner may distribute information regarding official analysis of\nfertilizers. The Commissioner shall retain official samples establishing an\nassessment for variance from guarantee for a minimum of 90 days from issuance of\na deficiency report.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 740, \u00a7 3.1-106.7; 1995, c. 104; 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}}