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This subdivision shall not apply to operators of livestock auction markets who are prohibited from purchasing consigned livestock under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (42 Stat. 159), as amended;8\n\nThe licensee has made fictitious sales or has been guilty of collusion to defraud the consignor;9\n\nThe licensee has reconsigned the farm products to another person without first obtaining the written consent of the consignor or written notice has not been given by the licensee to consignor that all or a part of the shipment was reconsigned;10\n\nThe licensee sells farm products consigned to him or it, to another person owned or controlled by the licensee, or in which the licensee may have a financial or other interest, either directly or indirectly, and no notice has been given, in writing, to the consignor by the licensee that all or a part of such shipment was sold to a person in which the licensee has a financial or other interest;11\n\nThe licensee was intentionally guilty of fraud or deception in the procurement of the license;12\n\nThe licensee has failed to file with the Commissioner a schedule of his maximum commissions and other charges for services for the produce handled on account of or as agent of another as prescribed in this article, prior to the first day of February of each year;13\n\nThe licensee has failed to obey and comply with any order of the Commissioner entered pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of &#xA7; 3.2-4722 within the time specified in such order, or in the case of an appeal within 10 days of the time the Commissioner&#8217;s order became final;14\n\nThe licensee has failed to comply with any assurance the Commissioner has required pursuant to subsections C and D of &#xA7; 3.2-4711; or15\n\nThe licensee, his agents, contractors, or employees are guilty of violating any provision of this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288666,"text":"The Commissioner may refuse to grant a license, delay the issuance of a license, or revoke any license when he finds that:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":288667,"text":"A money judgment that has been entered against a commission merchant has not been satisfied;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":288668,"text":"False, fraudulent, or improper charges or returns have been made by the licensee for the handling, sale, or storage of farm products, or for the rendering of any related service;","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":288669,"text":"The licensee has failed to render a true account of sales, or to settle promptly and within the time and in the manner required by this article;","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":288670,"text":"The licensee has made false or misleading statements as to the grade, condition, quality or quantity of farm products received, handled, stored or held by him for sale on commission;","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":288671,"text":"The licensee has made false or misleading statements as to market conditions;","type":"section","prefixes":["5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"5","prefix_anchor":"5","level":1,"prior_prefix":"4","next_prefix":"6"},"6":{"id":288672,"text":"There has been a combination to fix prices;","type":"section","prefixes":["6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"6","prefix_anchor":"6","level":1,"prior_prefix":"5","next_prefix":"7"},"7":{"id":288673,"text":"The licensee has, directly or indirectly, purchased for his or its own account farm products received by him or it, upon consignment, without prior authority from consignor in writing and at a fixed price agreed to by the consignor. This subdivision shall not apply to operators of livestock auction markets who are prohibited from purchasing consigned livestock under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (42 Stat. 159), as amended;","type":"section","prefixes":["7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"7","prefix_anchor":"7","level":1,"prior_prefix":"6","next_prefix":"8"},"8":{"id":288674,"text":"The licensee has made fictitious sales or has been guilty of collusion to defraud the consignor;","type":"section","prefixes":["8"],"prefix":"8","entire_prefix":"8","prefix_anchor":"8","level":1,"prior_prefix":"7","next_prefix":"9"},"9":{"id":288675,"text":"The licensee has reconsigned the farm products to another person without first obtaining the written consent of the consignor or written notice has not been given by the licensee to consignor that all or a part of the shipment was reconsigned;","type":"section","prefixes":["9"],"prefix":"9","entire_prefix":"9","prefix_anchor":"9","level":1,"prior_prefix":"8","next_prefix":"10"},"10":{"id":288676,"text":"The licensee sells farm products consigned to him or it, to another person owned or controlled by the licensee, or in which the licensee may have a financial or other interest, either directly or indirectly, and no notice has been given, in writing, to the consignor by the licensee that all or a part of such shipment was sold to a person in which the licensee has a financial or other interest;","type":"section","prefixes":["10"],"prefix":"10","entire_prefix":"10","prefix_anchor":"10","level":1,"prior_prefix":"9","next_prefix":"11"},"11":{"id":288677,"text":"The licensee was intentionally guilty of fraud or deception in the procurement of the license;","type":"section","prefixes":["11"],"prefix":"11","entire_prefix":"11","prefix_anchor":"11","level":1,"prior_prefix":"10","next_prefix":"12"},"12":{"id":288678,"text":"The licensee has failed to file with the Commissioner a schedule of his maximum commissions and other charges for services for the produce handled on account of or as agent of another as prescribed in this article, prior to the first day of February of each year;","type":"section","prefixes":["12"],"prefix":"12","entire_prefix":"12","prefix_anchor":"12","level":1,"prior_prefix":"11","next_prefix":"13"},"13":{"id":288679,"text":"The licensee has failed to obey and comply with any order of the Commissioner entered pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of &#xA7; 3.2-4722 within the time specified in such order, or in the case of an appeal within 10 days of the time the Commissioner&#8217;s order became final;","type":"section","prefixes":["13"],"prefix":"13","entire_prefix":"13","prefix_anchor":"13","level":1,"prior_prefix":"12","next_prefix":"14"},"14":{"id":288680,"text":"The licensee has failed to comply with any assurance the Commissioner has required pursuant to subsections C and D of &#xA7; 3.2-4711; or","type":"section","prefixes":["14"],"prefix":"14","entire_prefix":"14","prefix_anchor":"14","level":1,"prior_prefix":"13","next_prefix":"15"},"15":{"id":288681,"text":"The licensee, his agents, contractors, or employees are guilty of violating any provision of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["15"],"prefix":"15","entire_prefix":"15","prefix_anchor":"15","level":1,"prior_prefix":"14"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14899,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commission Merchants","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13865,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:39","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:39","permalink":{"id":196689,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14899,"identifier":"2","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2","url":"\/3.2\/III\/47\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13865,"edition_id":1,"name":"Sale of Farm Produce","identifier":"47","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13102,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:07","permalink":{"id":196649,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13865,"identifier":"47","token":"3.2\/III\/47","url":"\/3.2\/III\/47\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13102,"edition_id":1,"name":"Production and Sale of Agricultural Products","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12793,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","permalink":{"id":195443,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13102,"identifier":"III","token":"3.2\/III","url":"\/3.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12793,"edition_id":1,"name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":193939,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12793,"identifier":"3.2","token":"3.2","url":"\/3.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":69243,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4709","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-4709\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4709","metadata":false},{"id":66776,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4710","catch_line":"Certain activities exempt from article","url":"\/3.2-4710\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4710","metadata":false},{"id":74700,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4711","catch_line":"License required; application for license to be in writing; contents","url":"\/3.2-4711\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4711","metadata":false},{"id":61615,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4712","catch_line":"Fee and bond to accompany license","url":"\/3.2-4712\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4712","metadata":false},{"id":74988,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4713","catch_line":"Applications for renewal licenses","url":"\/3.2-4713\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4713","metadata":false},{"id":73147,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4714","catch_line":"Disposition of sums received for licenses","url":"\/3.2-4714\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4714","metadata":false},{"id":87074,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4715","catch_line":"Certified copy of license; fee; posting of license during sale periods","url":"\/3.2-4715\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4715","metadata":false},{"id":61505,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4716","catch_line":"Bond not required for certain auction sales of livestock","url":"\/3.2-4716\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4716","metadata":false},{"id":79301,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4717","catch_line":"Agreements with U.S. Department of Agriculture; 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Commissioner's action","url":"\/3.2-4722\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4722","metadata":false},{"id":61855,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4723","catch_line":"Right of entry; administration of oaths; testimony","url":"\/3.2-4723\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4723","metadata":false},{"id":80571,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4724","catch_line":"Grounds for refusal or revocation of license","url":"\/3.2-4724\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4724","metadata":false},{"id":86015,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4725","catch_line":"Publication of revocation","url":"\/3.2-4725\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4725","metadata":false},{"id":83225,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4726","catch_line":"Failure to comply with orders of Commissioner constitutes contempt","url":"\/3.2-4726\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4726","metadata":false},{"id":71737,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4727","catch_line":"Copies of papers in Commissioner's office as prima facie evidence","url":"\/3.2-4727\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4727","metadata":false},{"id":74485,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4728","catch_line":"Appeal from orders and actions of Commissioner","url":"\/3.2-4728\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4728","metadata":false},{"id":56876,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4729","catch_line":"Records to be kept by commission merchant","url":"\/3.2-4729\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4729","metadata":false},{"id":64230,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4730","catch_line":"Detailed statements shall be kept of claims for overcharges or damages filed by commission merchant for consignor","url":"\/3.2-4730\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4730","metadata":false},{"id":74049,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4731","catch_line":"Record and account, together with remittance for each sale, to be delivered to consignor","url":"\/3.2-4731\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4731","metadata":false},{"id":67115,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4732","catch_line":"Copies of records to be kept by commission merchant","url":"\/3.2-4732\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4732","metadata":false},{"id":68551,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4733","catch_line":"Certificate establishing condition, quality, and grade to be furnished by Commissioner in event of dispute","url":"\/3.2-4733\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4733","metadata":false},{"id":65285,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4734","catch_line":"Duty of attorney for the Commonwealth","url":"\/3.2-4734\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4734","metadata":false},{"id":86248,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4735","catch_line":"Venue","url":"\/3.2-4735\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4735","metadata":false},{"id":79663,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4736","catch_line":"License required","url":"\/3.2-4736\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4736","metadata":false},{"id":59793,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4737","catch_line":"Offenses and punishment","url":"\/3.2-4737\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4737","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61855,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4723","catch_line":"Right of entry; administration of oaths; testimony","url":"\/3.2-4723\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4723","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":86015,"structure_id":14899,"section_number":"3.2-4725","catch_line":"Publication of revocation","url":"\/3.2-4725\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4725","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/3.2-4724\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1966, chapter 702; in 1979, chapter 389; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74700,"section_number":"3.2-4711","catch_line":"License required; application for license to be in writing; contents","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4711\/"},{"id":75976,"section_number":"3.2-4722","catch_line":"Complaint to Commissioner by consignor; Commissioner's action","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4722\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196751,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80571,"identifier":"3.2-4724","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4724","url":"\/3.2-4724\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4724\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4724","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grounds for refusal or revocation of license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4724","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may refuse to grant a license, delay the issuance of a license, or revoke any license when he finds that:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> A money <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> that has been entered against a <span class=\"dictionary\">commission merchant<\/span> has not been satisfied; <a id=\"paragraph-288667\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> False, fraudulent, or improper charges or returns have been made by the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> for the handling, sale, or storage of <span class=\"dictionary\">farm products<\/span>, or for the rendering of any related service; <a id=\"paragraph-288668\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has failed to render a true account of sales, or to settle promptly and within the time and in the manner required by this article; <a id=\"paragraph-288669\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has made false or misleading statements as to the grade, condition, quality or quantity of <span class=\"dictionary\">farm products<\/span> received, handled, stored or held by him for sale on commission; <a id=\"paragraph-288670\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has made false or misleading statements as to market conditions; <a id=\"paragraph-288671\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"6\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> There has been a combination to fix prices; <a id=\"paragraph-288672\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"7\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has, directly or indirectly, purchased for his or its own account <span class=\"dictionary\">farm products<\/span> received by him or it, upon consignment, without prior authority from consignor in writing and at a fixed price agreed to by the consignor. This subdivision shall not apply to operators of livestock auction markets who are prohibited from purchasing consigned livestock under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (42 Stat. 159), as amended; <a id=\"paragraph-288673\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"8\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">8.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has made fictitious sales or has been guilty of collusion to defraud the consignor; <a id=\"paragraph-288674\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#8\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"9\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">9.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has reconsigned the <span class=\"dictionary\">farm products<\/span> to another person without first obtaining the written consent of the consignor or written notice has not been given by the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> to consignor that all or a part of the shipment was reconsigned; <a id=\"paragraph-288675\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#9\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"10\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">10.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> sells <span class=\"dictionary\">farm products<\/span> consigned to him or it, to another person owned or controlled by the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span>, or in which the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> may have a financial or other interest, either directly or indirectly, and no notice has been given, in writing, to the consignor by the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> that all or a part of such shipment was sold to a person in which the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has a financial or other interest; <a id=\"paragraph-288676\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#10\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"11\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">11.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> was intentionally guilty of <span class=\"dictionary\">fraud<\/span> or deception in the procurement of the license; <a id=\"paragraph-288677\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#11\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"12\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">12.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has failed to file with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> a schedule of his maximum commissions and other charges for services for the produce handled on account of or as agent of another as prescribed in this article, prior to the first day of February of each year; <a id=\"paragraph-288678\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#12\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"13\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">13.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has failed to obey and comply with any <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> entered pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Complaint to Commissioner by consignor; Commissioner&#039;s action\" href=\"\/3.2-4722\/\">3.2-4722<\/a> within the time specified in such <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>, or in the case of an <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> within 10 days of the time the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> became final; <a id=\"paragraph-288679\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#13\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"14\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">14.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has failed to comply with any assurance the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> has required pursuant to subsections C and D of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"License required; application for license to be in writing; contents\" href=\"\/3.2-4711\/\">3.2-4711<\/a>; or <a id=\"paragraph-288680\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#14\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"15\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">15.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span>, his agents, contractors, or employees are guilty of violating any provision of this section. <a id=\"paragraph-288681\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4724\/#15\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGROUNDS FOR REFUSAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE (\u00a7 3.2-4724)\n\nThe Commissioner may refuse to grant a license, delay the issuance of a license,\nor revoke any license when he finds that:\n\n1. A money judgment that has been entered against a commission merchant has not\nbeen satisfied;\n\n2. False, fraudulent, or improper charges or returns have been made by the\nlicensee for the handling, sale, or storage of farm products, or for the\nrendering of any related service;\n\n3. The licensee has failed to render a true account of sales, or to settle\npromptly and within the time and in the manner required by this article;\n\n4. The licensee has made false or misleading statements as to the grade,\ncondition, quality or quantity of farm products received, handled, stored or\nheld by him for sale on commission;\n\n5. The licensee has made false or misleading statements as to market conditions;\n\n6. There has been a combination to fix prices;\n\n7. The licensee has, directly or indirectly, purchased for his or its own\naccount farm products received by him or it, upon consignment, without prior\nauthority from consignor in writing and at a fixed price agreed to by the\nconsignor. This subdivision shall not apply to operators of livestock auction\nmarkets who are prohibited from purchasing consigned livestock under the federal\nPackers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (42 Stat. 159), as amended;\n\n8. The licensee has made fictitious sales or has been guilty of collusion to\ndefraud the consignor;\n\n9. The licensee has reconsigned the farm products to another person without\nfirst obtaining the written consent of the consignor or written notice has not\nbeen given by the licensee to consignor that all or a part of the shipment was\nreconsigned;\n\n10. The licensee sells farm products consigned to him or it, to another person\nowned or controlled by the licensee, or in which the licensee may have a\nfinancial or other interest, either directly or indirectly, and no notice has\nbeen given, in writing, to the consignor by the licensee that all or a part of\nsuch shipment was sold to a person in which the licensee has a financial or\nother interest;\n\n11. The licensee was intentionally guilty of fraud or deception in the\nprocurement of the license;\n\n12. The licensee has failed to file with the Commissioner a schedule of his\nmaximum commissions and other charges for services for the produce handled on\naccount of or as agent of another as prescribed in this article, prior to the\nfirst day of February of each year;\n\n13. The licensee has failed to obey and comply with any order of the\nCommissioner entered pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of &#xA7;\n3.2-4722 within the time specified in such order, or in the case of an appeal\nwithin 10 days of the time the Commissioner&#8217;s order became final;\n\n14. The licensee has failed to comply with any assurance the Commissioner has\nrequired pursuant to subsections C and D of &#xA7; 3.2-4711; or\n\n15. The licensee, his agents, contractors, or employees are guilty of violating\nany provision of this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-551; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-709; 1979, c. 389; 2008, c.\n860.","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}}