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The stop sale order shall prohibit further sale of such seeds, mixtures of seeds, or screenings until the Commissioner has evidence of compliance. The owner or custodian shall have the right to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.). The issuance of a stop sale order shall not limit the right of the Commissioner to pursue further remedy.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201299,"text":"The Commissioner shall issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree and shrub, lawn and turf seed, mixtures of such seeds, or screenings if he finds a violation of any provision of this article. The stop sale order shall prohibit further sale of such seeds, mixtures of seeds, or screenings until the Commissioner has evidence of compliance. The owner or custodian shall have the right to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.). 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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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0577\">577<\/a>; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196105,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54869,"identifier":"3.2-4012","token":"3.2\/III\/40\/1\/3.2-4012","url":"\/3.2-4012\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4012\/","token":"3.2\/III\/40\/1\/3.2-4012","dublin_core":{"Title":"Stop sale order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4012","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> and enforce a written or printed stop <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to the owner or custodian of any <span class=\"dictionary\">lot<\/span> of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree and shrub, <span class=\"dictionary\">lawn and turf seed<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">mixtures<\/span> of such seeds, or <span class=\"dictionary\">screenings<\/span> if he finds a violation of any provision of this article. The stop <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> shall prohibit further <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span> of such seeds, <span class=\"dictionary\">mixtures<\/span> of seeds, or <span class=\"dictionary\">screenings<\/span> until the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> has <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of compliance. The owner or custodian shall have the right to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose\" href=\"\/2.2-4000\/\">2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). The issuance of a stop <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> shall not limit the right of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> to pursue further remedy.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTOP SALE ORDER (\u00a7 3.2-4012)\n\nThe Commissioner shall issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale order to\nthe owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree and\nshrub, lawn and turf seed, mixtures of such seeds, or screenings if he finds a\nviolation of any provision of this article. The stop sale order shall prohibit\nfurther sale of such seeds, mixtures of seeds, or screenings until the\nCommissioner has evidence of compliance. The owner or custodian shall have the\nright to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative\nProcess Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.). The issuance of a stop sale order shall not\nlimit the right of the Commissioner to pursue further remedy.\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}}