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Each distributor shall submit an application for registration to the Commissioner on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner and shall pay to the Commissioner a registration fee of $50 per brand of agricultural liming material per registration year. Upon approval by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall furnish a copy of the registration to the applicant. Each registration shall expire on June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued the registration. Any registration shall be valid through July 31 of the next registration year or until issuance of the renewal registration, whichever occurs first, if the holder of the registration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner on or before June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued the registration.B\n\nAny distributor of any brand of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid in the Commonwealth shall register each brand by July 1 of each year for the registration year of July 1 to June 30, before distributing any industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid in the Commonwealth. Each distributor shall submit an application for registration to the Commissioner on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner and shall pay to the Commissioner a registration fee of $100 per brand of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid per registration year. The Commissioner shall furnish a copy of the registration to the applicant. Each registration shall expire on June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued the registration. Every such registration shall be valid through July 31 of the next registration year or until issuance of the renewal registration, whichever occurs first, if the holder of the registration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner on or before June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued the registration.\n\t\t\tAny distributor making application to register any brand of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid shall submit to the Commissioner test data indicating the product’s neutralizing value, and its safety to plants and animals.C\n\nIf the Commissioner identifies any unregistered liming material in commerce in the Commonwealth during the registration year, the Commissioner shall grant a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of notification to the distributor of the liming material to register the liming material without penalty. Any distributor who fails to register each brand of liming material being distributed by him in the Commonwealth by the 15th day of the grace period, shall pay to the Commissioner a $50 late fee per brand of liming material in addition to the registration fee, as well as cause a stop sale, use, removal or seizure order to be issued upon said liming material until its registration is complete.D\n\nA distributor shall not be required to register any brand of liming material or liming material with added potash, if it has been duly registered under this chapter by another person, provided the label on the liming material the other person registered does not differ in any respect from the label on the liming material the distributor seeks to register.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270568,"text":"Any distributor of agricultural liming material in the Commonwealth shall register each brand by July 1 for the registration year July 1 through June 30, before distributing any agricultural liming material in the Commonwealth. Each distributor shall submit an application for registration to the Commissioner on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner and shall pay to the Commissioner a registration fee of $50 per brand of agricultural liming material per registration year. Upon approval by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall furnish a copy of the registration to the applicant. Each registration shall expire on June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued the registration. Any registration shall be valid through July 31 of the next registration year or until issuance of the renewal registration, whichever occurs first, if the holder of the registration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner on or before June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued the registration.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":270569,"text":"Any distributor of any brand of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid in the Commonwealth shall register each brand by July 1 of each year for the registration year of July 1 to June 30, before distributing any industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid in the Commonwealth. Each distributor shall submit an application for registration to the Commissioner on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner and shall pay to the Commissioner a registration fee of $100 per brand of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid per registration year. The Commissioner shall furnish a copy of the registration to the applicant. Each registration shall expire on June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued the registration. Every such registration shall be valid through July 31 of the next registration year or until issuance of the renewal registration, whichever occurs first, if the holder of the registration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner on or before June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued the registration.\n\t\t\tAny distributor making application to register any brand of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid shall submit to the Commissioner test data indicating the product’s neutralizing value, and its safety to plants and animals.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":270570,"text":"If the Commissioner identifies any unregistered liming material in commerce in the Commonwealth during the registration year, the Commissioner shall grant a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of notification to the distributor of the liming material to register the liming material without penalty. Any distributor who fails to register each brand of liming material being distributed by him in the Commonwealth by the 15th day of the grace period, shall pay to the Commissioner a $50 late fee per brand of liming material in addition to the registration fee, as well as cause a stop sale, use, removal or seizure order to be issued upon said liming material until its registration is complete.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":270571,"text":"A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of liming material or liming material with added potash, if it has been duly registered under this chapter by another person, provided the label on the liming material the other person registered does not differ in any respect from the label on the liming material the distributor seeks to register.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14456,"edition_id":1,"name":"Agriculture Liming Materials","identifier":"37","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13102,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:12","permalink":{"id":195737,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14456,"identifier":"37","token":"3.2\/III\/37","url":"\/3.2\/III\/37\/","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":70315,"structure_id":14456,"section_number":"3.2-3700","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-3700\/","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3700","metadata":false},{"id":56377,"structure_id":14456,"section_number":"3.2-3701","catch_line":"Authority of Board and Commissioner to adopt regulations","url":"\/3.2-3701\/","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3701","metadata":false},{"id":75385,"structure_id":14456,"section_number":"3.2-3702","catch_line":"Registration; 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 647 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. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1994, chapter 649<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 473<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":195747,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75385,"identifier":"3.2-3702","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3702","url":"\/3.2-3702\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3702\/","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3702","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration; permitting of distributors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3702","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any distributor<\/span> of agricultural liming material<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall register each brand<\/span> by July 1 for the registration year July 1 through June 30, before distributing any agricultural liming material<\/span> in the Commonwealth. Each distributor<\/span> shall submit an application for registration to the Commissioner<\/span> on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner<\/span> and shall pay to the Commissioner<\/span> a registration fee of $50 per brand<\/span> of agricultural liming material<\/span> per registration year. Upon approval by the Commissioner<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall furnish a copy of the registration to the applicant<\/span>. Each registration shall expire on June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner<\/span> issued the registration. Any registration shall be valid through July 31 of the next registration year or until issuance of the renewal registration, whichever occurs first, if the holder of the registration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner<\/span> on or before June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner<\/span> issued the registration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any distributor<\/span> of any brand<\/span> of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall register each brand<\/span> by July 1 of each year for the registration year of July 1 to June 30, before distributing any industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid<\/span> in the Commonwealth. Each distributor<\/span> shall submit an application for registration to the Commissioner<\/span> on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner<\/span> and shall pay to the Commissioner<\/span> a registration fee of $100 per brand<\/span> of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid<\/span> per registration year. The Commissioner<\/span> shall furnish a copy of the registration to the applicant<\/span>. Each registration shall expire on June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner<\/span> issued the registration. Every such registration shall be valid through July 31 of the next registration year or until issuance of the renewal registration, whichever occurs first, if the holder of the registration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner<\/span> on or before June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner<\/span> issued the registration.\n\t\t\tAny distributor<\/span> making application to register any brand<\/span> of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil acid<\/span> shall submit to the Commissioner<\/span> test data indicating the product’s neutralizing value, and its safety to plants and animals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the Commissioner<\/span> identifies any unregistered liming material in commerce in the Commonwealth during the registration year, the Commissioner<\/span> shall grant a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of notification to the distributor<\/span> of the liming material to register the liming material without penalty<\/span>. Any distributor<\/span> who fails to register each brand<\/span> of liming material being distributed by him in the Commonwealth by the 15th day of the grace period, shall pay to the Commissioner<\/span> a $50 late fee per brand<\/span> of liming material in addition to the registration fee, as well as cause a stop sale, use, removal or seizure order<\/span> to be issued upon said liming material until its registration is complete. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A distributor<\/span> shall not be required to register any brand<\/span> of liming material or liming material with added potash, if it has been duly registered under this chapter by another person, provided the label<\/span> on the liming material the other person registered does not differ in any respect from the label<\/span> on the liming material the distributor<\/span> seeks to register. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION; PERMITTING OF DISTRIBUTORS (\u00a7 3.2-3702)\n\nA. Any distributor of agricultural liming material in the Commonwealth shall\nregister each brand by July 1 for the registration year July 1 through June 30,\nbefore distributing any agricultural liming material in the Commonwealth. Each\ndistributor shall submit an application for registration to the Commissioner on\nforms furnished or approved by the Commissioner and shall pay to the\nCommissioner a registration fee of $50 per brand of agricultural liming material\nper registration year. Upon approval by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall\nfurnish a copy of the registration to the applicant. Each registration shall\nexpire on June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued the\nregistration. Any registration shall be valid through July 31 of the next\nregistration year or until issuance of the renewal registration, whichever\noccurs first, if the holder of the registration has filed a renewal application\nwith the Commissioner on or before June 30 of the registration year for which\nthe Commissioner issued the registration.\n\nB. Any distributor of any brand of industrial co-product used to neutralize soil\nacid in the Commonwealth shall register each brand by July 1 of each year for\nthe registration year of July 1 to June 30, before distributing any industrial\nco-product used to neutralize soil acid in the Commonwealth. Each distributor\nshall submit an application for registration to the Commissioner on forms\nfurnished or approved by the Commissioner and shall pay to the Commissioner a\nregistration fee of $100 per brand of industrial co-product used to neutralize\nsoil acid per registration year. The Commissioner shall furnish a copy of the\nregistration to the applicant. Each registration shall expire on June 30 of the\nregistration year for which the Commissioner issued the registration. Every such\nregistration shall be valid through July 31 of the next registration year or\nuntil issuance of the renewal registration, whichever occurs first, if the\nholder of the registration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner\non or before June 30 of the registration year for which the Commissioner issued\nthe registration.\n\t\t\tAny distributor making application to register any brand of industrial\nco-product used to neutralize soil acid shall submit to the Commissioner test\ndata indicating the product’s neutralizing value, and its safety to plants\nand animals.\n\nC. If the Commissioner identifies any unregistered liming material in commerce\nin the Commonwealth during the registration year, the Commissioner shall grant a\ngrace period of 15 working days from issuance of notification to the distributor\nof the liming material to register the liming material without penalty. Any\ndistributor who fails to register each brand of liming material being\ndistributed by him in the Commonwealth by the 15th day of the grace period,\nshall pay to the Commissioner a $50 late fee per brand of liming material in\naddition to the registration fee, as well as cause a stop sale, use, removal or\nseizure order to be issued upon said liming material until its registration is\ncomplete.\n\nD. A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of liming material\nor liming material with added potash, if it has been duly registered under this\nchapter by another person, provided the label on the liming material the other\nperson registered does not differ in any respect from the label on the liming\nmaterial the distributor seeks to register.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 647, \u00a7 3.1-126.4; 1994, c. 649; 2002, c. 473; 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}}