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Each permit to do business as a contractor shall expire on June 30 of the permitting year for which the Commissioner issued the permit. Every such permit shall be valid through July 31 of the next permitting year or until issuance of the renewal permit, whichever occurs first, if the holder of the permit has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner on or before June 30 of the permitting year for which the Commissioner issued the permit.B\n\nThe Commissioner shall grant to a contractor who has failed to obtain a contractor’s permit to do business during the permitting year a grace period of 15 working days, starting upon issuance of notification, to obtain the permit without the payment of a late fee. If the contractor fails to obtain a permit by the 15th day of the grace period, the contractor shall pay to the Commissioner a $50 late fee in addition to the permit fee, and the Commissioner shall cause a stop sale, use, removal or seizure order to be issued on any liming material the contractor sells until the contractor obtains the required permit.C\n\nThe contractor shall guarantee the consumer that the contractor shall comply with all provisions of this chapter that apply to the sale and delivery of bulk liming material.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":210560,"text":"It is unlawful for any person, other than a registrant or licensee, to sell bulk liming material unless the person: (i) obtains a license by completing a contractor application form furnished or approved by the Commissioner and pays the $50 annual fee required to be a contractor; (ii) is an employee or agent of a contractor who holds a valid permit, in which case no permit is required and no fee is due from the employee or agent; or (iii) holds a valid permit to be a contractor-applicator pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-3608, or is an employee or agent of person holding a valid permit to be a contractor-applicator pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-3608, in which case no additional permit is required and no additional fee is due. Each permit to do business as a contractor shall expire on June 30 of the permitting year for which the Commissioner issued the permit. Every such permit shall be valid through July 31 of the next permitting year or until issuance of the renewal permit, whichever occurs first, if the holder of the permit has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner on or before June 30 of the permitting year for which the Commissioner issued the permit.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":210561,"text":"The Commissioner shall grant to a contractor who has failed to obtain a contractor’s permit to do business during the permitting year a grace period of 15 working days, starting upon issuance of notification, to obtain the permit without the payment of a late fee. If the contractor fails to obtain a permit by the 15th day of the grace period, the contractor shall pay to the Commissioner a $50 late fee in addition to the permit fee, and the Commissioner shall cause a stop sale, use, removal or seizure order to be issued on any liming material the contractor sells until the contractor obtains the required permit.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":210562,"text":"The contractor shall guarantee the consumer that the contractor shall comply with all provisions of this chapter that apply to the sale and delivery of bulk liming material.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"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":[{"id":70315,"section_number":"3.2-3700","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3700\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74578,"section_number":"3.2-3608","catch_line":"Contractor-applicator permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3608\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195755,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57471,"identifier":"3.2-3704","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3704","url":"\/3.2-3704\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3704\/","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3704","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contractor permit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3704","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person, other than a registrant<\/span> or licensee<\/span>, to sell bulk<\/span> liming material<\/span> unless the person: (i) obtains a license by completing a contractor<\/span> application form furnished or approved by the Commissioner<\/span> and pays the $50 annual fee required to be a contractor<\/span>; (ii) is an employee or agent of a contractor<\/span> who holds a valid permit, in which case no permit is required and no fee is due from the employee or agent; or (iii) holds a valid permit to be a contractor<\/span>-applicator pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-3608<\/a>, or is an employee or agent of person holding a valid permit to be a contractor<\/span>-applicator pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-3608<\/a>, in which case no additional permit is required and no additional fee is due. Each permit to do business as a contractor<\/span> shall expire on June 30 of the permitting year for which the Commissioner<\/span> issued the permit. Every such permit shall be valid through July 31 of the next permitting year or until issuance of the renewal permit, whichever occurs first, if the holder of the permit has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner<\/span> on or before June 30 of the permitting year for which the Commissioner<\/span> issued the permit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall grant to a contractor<\/span> who has failed to obtain a contractor<\/span>’s permit to do business during the permitting year a grace period of 15 working days, starting upon issuance of notification, to obtain the permit without the payment of a late fee. If the contractor<\/span> fails to obtain a permit by the 15th day of the grace period, the contractor<\/span> shall pay to the Commissioner<\/span> a $50 late fee in addition to the permit fee, and the Commissioner<\/span> shall cause a stop sale, use, removal or seizure order<\/span> to be issued on any liming material<\/span> the contractor<\/span> sells until the contractor<\/span> obtains the required permit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The contractor<\/span> shall guarantee the consumer that the contractor<\/span> shall comply with all provisions of this chapter that apply to the sale and delivery of bulk<\/span> liming material<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRACTOR PERMIT (\u00a7 3.2-3704)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person, other than a registrant or licensee, to sell\nbulk liming material unless the person: (i) obtains a license by completing a\ncontractor application form furnished or approved by the Commissioner and pays\nthe $50 annual fee required to be a contractor; (ii) is an employee or agent of\na contractor who holds a valid permit, in which case no permit is required and\nno fee is due from the employee or agent; or (iii) holds a valid permit to be a\ncontractor-applicator pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-3608, or is an\nemployee or agent of person holding a valid permit to be a contractor-applicator\npursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-3608, in which case no additional permit\nis required and no additional fee is due. Each permit to do business as a\ncontractor shall expire on June 30 of the permitting year for which the\nCommissioner issued the permit. Every such permit shall be valid through July 31\nof the next permitting year or until issuance of the renewal permit, whichever\noccurs first, if the holder of the permit has filed a renewal application with\nthe Commissioner on or before June 30 of the permitting year for which the\nCommissioner issued the permit.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall grant to a contractor who has failed to obtain a\ncontractor’s permit to do business during the permitting year a grace\nperiod of 15 working days, starting upon issuance of notification, to obtain the\npermit without the payment of a late fee. If the contractor fails to obtain a\npermit by the 15th day of the grace period, the contractor shall pay to the\nCommissioner a $50 late fee in addition to the permit fee, and the Commissioner\nshall cause a stop sale, use, removal or seizure order to be issued on any\nliming material the contractor sells until the contractor obtains the required\npermit.\n\nC. The contractor shall guarantee the consumer that the contractor shall comply\nwith all provisions of this chapter that apply to the sale and delivery of bulk\nliming material.\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}}