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Each person distributing liming material in the Commonwealth to a nonlicensed person shall file a statement with the Commissioner and shall pay to the Commissioner an inspection fee of five cents ($0.05) per ton of liming material sold per reporting year. The minimum inspection fee shall be $35 per distributor per reporting year. If the distributor fails to submit the tonnage statement and pay the inspection fee by August 1 of each year, the Commissioner shall notify the distributor and grant a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of notification for the distributor to submit the tonnage statement and to pay the inspection fee without penalty. If the distributor fails to submit the tonnage statement and pay the inspection fee by the time the 15th day of the grace period has expired, the distributor shall pay to the Commissioner a late fee of 10 percent of the inspection fee, or $50, whichever is greater, per reporting year in addition to the inspection fee due.B\n\nAny distributor required to pay an inspection fee under subsection A shall use generally accepted accounting principles that indicate in the distributor’s records the tonnage of liming materials sold by the distributor in the Commonwealth. The Commissioner may inspect the distributor’s records that the distributor shall maintain for a period of three years.C\n\nAny person who distributes liming materials to a nonlicensed person:1\n\nShall file the tonnage statement with the Commissioner and pay to the Commissioner the inspection fee; or2\n\nShall not be required to file the tonnage statement or pay the inspection fee, if: (i) another person agrees in a written statement, filed with the Commissioner, to pay the inspection fee and file the tonnage statement by August 1 of each year; and (ii) he files with the Commissioner by August 1 of each year a purchasing report stating the number of tons the person purchased during the reporting year and from whom the liming material was purchased. The report shall be made on a form furnished or approved by the Commissioner.D\n\nThe Commissioner may publish and distribute, to each liming material registrant and other interested persons, a composite report showing the tons of liming material sold in each county of the Commonwealth. This report shall in no way divulge the operation of any registrant or licensee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312291,"text":"By August 1 of each year, each person who distributes liming material to a nonlicensed person shall submit on a form furnished or approved by the Commissioner a tonnage statement for the reporting year July 1 through June 30 of each year documenting the number of tons of each liming material sold by the distributor for use in each county or city in the Commonwealth. Each person distributing liming material in the Commonwealth to a nonlicensed person shall file a statement with the Commissioner and shall pay to the Commissioner an inspection fee of five cents ($0.05) per ton of liming material sold per reporting year. The minimum inspection fee shall be $35 per distributor per reporting year. If the distributor fails to submit the tonnage statement and pay the inspection fee by August 1 of each year, the Commissioner shall notify the distributor and grant a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of notification for the distributor to submit the tonnage statement and to pay the inspection fee without penalty. If the distributor fails to submit the tonnage statement and pay the inspection fee by the time the 15th day of the grace period has expired, the distributor shall pay to the Commissioner a late fee of 10 percent of the inspection fee, or $50, whichever is greater, per reporting year in addition to the inspection fee due.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":312292,"text":"Any distributor required to pay an inspection fee under subsection A shall use generally accepted accounting principles that indicate in the distributor’s records the tonnage of liming materials sold by the distributor in the Commonwealth. 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The report shall be made on a form furnished or approved by the Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"C2","prefix_anchor":"C2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C1","next_prefix":"D"},"5":{"id":312296,"text":"The Commissioner may publish and distribute, to each liming material registrant and other interested persons, a composite report showing the tons of liming material sold in each county of the Commonwealth. 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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 1976, chapter 91; in 1994, chapter 649<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":195759,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87211,"identifier":"3.2-3705","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3705","url":"\/3.2-3705\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3705\/","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Distribution to nonlicensed person; report of tonnage; inspection fee; fee for late payment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> By August 1 of each year, each person who distributes liming material<\/span> to a nonlicensed person shall submit on a form furnished or approved by the Commissioner<\/span> a tonnage statement for the reporting year July 1 through June 30 of each year documenting the number of tons<\/span> of each liming material<\/span> sold by the distributor<\/span> for use in each county or city in the Commonwealth. Each person distributing liming material<\/span> in the Commonwealth to a nonlicensed person shall file a statement with the Commissioner<\/span> and shall pay to the Commissioner<\/span> an inspection fee of five cents ($0.05) per ton<\/span> of liming material<\/span> sold per reporting year. The minimum inspection fee shall be $35 per distributor<\/span> per reporting year. If the distributor<\/span> fails to submit the tonnage statement and pay the inspection fee by August 1 of each year, the Commissioner<\/span> shall notify the distributor<\/span> and grant a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of notification for the distributor<\/span> to submit the tonnage statement and to pay the inspection fee without penalty<\/span>. If the distributor<\/span> fails to submit the tonnage statement and pay the inspection fee by the time the 15th day of the grace period has expired, the distributor<\/span> shall pay to the Commissioner<\/span> a late fee of 10 percent<\/span> of the inspection fee, or $50, whichever is greater, per reporting year in addition to the inspection fee due. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any distributor<\/span> required to pay an inspection fee under subsection A shall use generally accepted accounting principles that indicate in the distributor<\/span>’s records the tonnage of liming materials<\/span> sold by the distributor<\/span> in the Commonwealth. The Commissioner<\/span> may inspect the distributor<\/span>’s records that the distributor<\/span> shall maintain for a period of three years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who distributes liming materials<\/span> to a nonlicensed person: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Shall file the tonnage statement with the Commissioner<\/span> and pay to the Commissioner<\/span> the inspection fee; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Shall not be required to file the tonnage statement or pay the inspection fee, if: (i) another person agrees in a written statement, filed with the Commissioner<\/span>, to pay the inspection fee and file the tonnage statement by August 1 of each year; and (ii) he files with the Commissioner<\/span> by August 1 of each year a purchasing report stating the number of tons<\/span> the person purchased during the reporting year and from whom the liming material<\/span> was purchased. The report shall be made on a form furnished or approved by the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may publish and distribute, to each liming material<\/span> registrant<\/span> and other interested persons, a composite report showing the tons<\/span> of liming material<\/span> sold in each county of the Commonwealth. This report shall in no way divulge the operation of any registrant<\/span> or licensee<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRIBUTION TO NONLICENSED PERSON; REPORT OF TONNAGE; INSPECTION FEE; FEE FOR\nLATE PAYMENT (\u00a7 3.2-3705)\n\nA. By August 1 of each year, each person who distributes liming material to a\nnonlicensed person shall submit on a form furnished or approved by the\nCommissioner a tonnage statement for the reporting year July 1 through June 30\nof each year documenting the number of tons of each liming material sold by the\ndistributor for use in each county or city in the Commonwealth. Each person\ndistributing liming material in the Commonwealth to a nonlicensed person shall\nfile a statement with the Commissioner and shall pay to the Commissioner an\ninspection fee of five cents ($0.05) per ton of liming material sold per\nreporting year. The minimum inspection fee shall be $35 per distributor per\nreporting year. If the distributor fails to submit the tonnage statement and pay\nthe inspection fee by August 1 of each year, the Commissioner shall notify the\ndistributor and grant a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of\nnotification for the distributor to submit the tonnage statement and to pay the\ninspection fee without penalty. If the distributor fails to submit the tonnage\nstatement and pay the inspection fee by the time the 15th day of the grace\nperiod has expired, the distributor shall pay to the Commissioner a late fee of\n10 percent of the inspection fee, or $50, whichever is greater, per reporting\nyear in addition to the inspection fee due.\n\nB. Any distributor required to pay an inspection fee under subsection A shall\nuse generally accepted accounting principles that indicate in the\ndistributor’s records the tonnage of liming materials sold by the\ndistributor in the Commonwealth. The Commissioner may inspect the\ndistributor’s records that the distributor shall maintain for a period of\nthree years.\n\nC. Any person who distributes liming materials to a nonlicensed person:\n\n 1. Shall file the tonnage statement with the Commissioner and pay to the\n Commissioner the inspection fee; or\n\n 2. Shall not be required to file the tonnage statement or pay the inspection\n fee, if: (i) another person agrees in a written statement, filed with the\n Commissioner, to pay the inspection fee and file the tonnage statement by\n August 1 of each year; and (ii) he files with the Commissioner by August 1 of\n each year a purchasing report stating the number of tons the person purchased\n during the reporting year and from whom the liming material was purchased. The\n report shall be made on a form furnished or approved by the Commissioner.\n\nD. The Commissioner may publish and distribute, to each liming material\nregistrant and other interested persons, a composite report showing the tons of\nliming material sold in each county of the Commonwealth. This report shall in no\nway divulge the operation of any registrant or licensee.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 647, \u00a7 3.1-126.5; 1976, c. 91; 1994, c. 649; 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}}