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For these purposes, the Commissioner may enter: (i) any premises during business hours; and (ii) any truck or other conveyor by land, by water, or by air at any time when such conveyor is accessible, to access seeds, mixtures of seeds, screenings, and the records required to be kept under § 3.2-4006.B\n\nThe Commissioner shall promptly notify the person who transported, sold, or offered the seed or screenings for sale, or who otherwise violated this article.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253328,"text":"The Commissioner may sample, inspect, analyze, and test seeds transported, sold, or offered for sale for planting purposes and screenings for any purpose. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1958, chapter 483; in 1966, chapters 9 and 702; in 1986, chapter 615; in 1994, chapter 577<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":196101,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70159,"identifier":"3.2-4011","token":"3.2\/III\/40\/1\/3.2-4011","url":"\/3.2-4011\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4011\/","token":"3.2\/III\/40\/1\/3.2-4011","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4011","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may sample, inspect, analyze, and test seeds transported, sold, or offered for sale<\/span> for planting purposes and screenings<\/span> for any purpose. For these purposes, the Commissioner<\/span> may enter: (i) any premises during business hours; and (ii) any truck or other conveyor by land, by water, or by air at any time when such conveyor is accessible, to access seeds, mixtures<\/span> of seeds, screenings<\/span>, and the records required to be kept under § 3.2-4006<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall promptly notify the person who transported, sold, or offered the seed or screenings<\/span> for sale<\/span>, or who otherwise violated this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTION (\u00a7 3.2-4011)\n\nA. The Commissioner may sample, inspect, analyze, and test seeds transported,\nsold, or offered for sale for planting purposes and screenings for any purpose.\nFor these purposes, the Commissioner may enter: (i) any premises during business\nhours; and (ii) any truck or other conveyor by land, by water, or by air at any\ntime when such conveyor is accessible, to access seeds, mixtures of seeds,\nscreenings, and the records required to be kept under § 3.2-4006.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall promptly notify the person who transported, sold, or\noffered the seed or screenings for sale, or who otherwise violated this article.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-219.9; 1958, c. 483; 1966, cc. 9, 702, \u00a7 3.1-270;\n1986, c. 615; 1994, c. 577; 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}}