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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 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 1994, chapter 649<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":195799,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83788,"identifier":"3.2-3715","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3715","url":"\/3.2-3715\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3715\/","token":"3.2\/III\/37\/3.2-3715","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited acts; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3715","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Sell or offer to sell any liming material<\/span> unless it complies with provisions of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Sell or offer for sale liming material<\/span> that contains toxic materials<\/span> in quantities injurious to plants or animals; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Hinder or obstruct in any way the Commissioner<\/span> in the performance of his official duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTY (\u00a7 3.2-3715)\n\nA. It is unlawful to:\n\n 1. Sell or offer to sell any liming material unless it complies with\n provisions of this chapter;\n\n 2. Sell or offer for sale liming material that contains toxic materials in\n quantities injurious to plants or animals; and\n\n 3. Hinder or obstruct in any way the Commissioner in the performance of his\n official duties.\n\nB. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class 3\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 647, \u00a7 3.1-126.11; 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}}