{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/3.2-3803.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/3.2-3803.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/3.2-3803.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/3.2-3803.html"}],"law_id":75507,"edition_id":1,"section_id":75507,"structure_id":14814,"section_number":"3.2-3803","catch_line":"Licenses required of nurserymen or dealers; inspection fees","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 3-178.9; 1964, c. 476; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-143; 1980, c. 291, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-188.36, 3.1-188.37; 1988, c. 552; 2008, c. 860; 2018, c. 685.","full_text":"A\n\nIt is unlawful for any nurseryman or dealer to offer for sale, sell, deliver, or give away nursery stock unless such person shall have first procured a license from the Commissioner.B\n\nThe Commissioner shall not issue any license to a dealer except upon the payment of $25 for each separate sales location. Any dealer who fails to renew his license within the 30 days following the December 31 expiration date shall pay to the Commissioner a $15 late fee in addition to the license fee.C\n\nThe Commissioner shall not issue any license to a nurseryman except upon the payment of $75 and receipt of an inspection certificate. At the issuance of the license, each nursery shall also pay an inspection fee of $1.50 for each acre above 50 acres of nursery stock inspected by the Commissioner. Any nurseryman who fails to renew his license within the 30 days following the December 31 expiration date shall pay to the Commissioner a $50 late fee in addition to the license fee.D\n\nAll licenses shall expire on December 31. Any nurseryman or dealer who fails to renew his license within the 30 days following the December 31 expiration date shall be considered unlicensed for the purposes of subsection B of § 3.2-3808.E\n\nAny nurseryman or dealer who pays to the Commissioner a late fee in accordance with the provisions of subsection B or C is not guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for failure to renew his license under subsection B of § 3.2-3810.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270988,"text":"It is unlawful for any nurseryman or dealer to offer for sale, sell, deliver, or give away nursery stock unless such person shall have first procured a license from the Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":270989,"text":"The Commissioner shall not issue any license to a dealer except upon the payment of $25 for each separate sales location. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1964, chapter 476; in 1966, chapter 702; in 1980, chapter 291; in 1988, chapter 552; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 685<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80888,"section_number":"3.2-3810","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2027) Penalty for violation","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3810\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195821,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75507,"identifier":"3.2-3803","token":"3.2\/III\/38\/3.2-3803","url":"\/3.2-3803\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3803\/","token":"3.2\/III\/38\/3.2-3803","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licenses required of nurserymen or dealers; inspection fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any nurseryman<\/span> or dealer<\/span> to offer for sale, sell, deliver, or give away nursery stock<\/span> unless such person<\/span> shall have first procured a license from the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> any license to a dealer<\/span> except upon the payment of $25 for each separate sales location. Any dealer<\/span> who fails to renew his license within the 30 days following the December 31 expiration date shall pay to the Commissioner<\/span> a $15 late fee in addition to the license fee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> any license to a nurseryman<\/span> except upon the payment of $75 and receipt of an inspection certificate<\/span>. At the issuance of the license, each nursery shall also pay an inspection fee of $1.50 for each acre above 50 acres of nursery stock<\/span> inspected by the Commissioner<\/span>. Any nurseryman<\/span> who fails to renew his license within the 30 days following the December 31 expiration date shall pay to the Commissioner<\/span> a $50 late fee in addition to the license fee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> All licenses shall expire on December 31. Any nurseryman<\/span> or dealer<\/span> who fails to renew his license within the 30 days following the December 31 expiration date shall be considered unlicensed for the purposes of subsection B of § 3.2-3808<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any nurseryman<\/span> or dealer<\/span> who pays to the Commissioner<\/span> a late fee in accordance with the provisions of subsection B or C is not guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> for failure to renew his license under subsection B of § 3.2-3810<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSES REQUIRED OF NURSERYMEN OR DEALERS; INSPECTION FEES (\u00a7 3.2-3803)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any nurseryman or dealer to offer for sale, sell, deliver,\nor give away nursery stock unless such person shall have first procured a\nlicense from the Commissioner.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall not issue any license to a dealer except upon the\npayment of $25 for each separate sales location. Any dealer who fails to renew\nhis license within the 30 days following the December 31 expiration date shall\npay to the Commissioner a $15 late fee in addition to the license fee.\n\nC. The Commissioner shall not issue any license to a nurseryman except upon the\npayment of $75 and receipt of an inspection certificate. At the issuance of the\nlicense, each nursery shall also pay an inspection fee of $1.50 for each acre\nabove 50 acres of nursery stock inspected by the Commissioner. Any nurseryman\nwho fails to renew his license within the 30 days following the December 31\nexpiration date shall pay to the Commissioner a $50 late fee in addition to the\nlicense fee.\n\nD. All licenses shall expire on December 31. Any nurseryman or dealer who fails\nto renew his license within the 30 days following the December 31 expiration\ndate shall be considered unlicensed for the purposes of subsection B of §\n3.2-3808.\n\nE. Any nurseryman or dealer who pays to the Commissioner a late fee in\naccordance with the provisions of subsection B or C is not guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor for failure to renew his license under subsection B of §\n3.2-3810.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-178.9; 1964, c. 476; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-143; 1980, c.\n291, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-188.36, 3.1-188.37; 1988, c. 552; 2008, c. 860; 2018, c. 685.","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}}