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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":false,"permalink":{"id":196771,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56876,"identifier":"3.2-4729","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4729","url":"\/3.2-4729\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4729\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4729","dublin_core":{"Title":"Records to be kept by commission merchant","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4729","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every <span class=\"dictionary\">commission merchant<\/span>, having received any <span class=\"dictionary\">farm products<\/span> for sale on commission, shall promptly maintain a complete and true record, showing in detail the following with reference to the handling, sale, or storage of such <span class=\"dictionary\">farm products<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The name and address of the consignor; <a id=\"paragraph-208309\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4729\/#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> The date received; <a id=\"paragraph-208310\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4729\/#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 condition, grade, and quantity on arrival; <a id=\"paragraph-208311\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4729\/#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 date of such sale for the account of the consignor; <a id=\"paragraph-208312\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4729\/#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 sale price; <a id=\"paragraph-208313\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4729\/#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> An itemized statement of the charges to be paid by the consignor in connection with the sale; <a id=\"paragraph-208314\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4729\/#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> A lot number or other identifying mark that shall appear on all sales tags or tickets or on any other essential records needed to show the sale price of the products; and <a id=\"paragraph-208315\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4729\/#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> Records of auction sales of <span class=\"dictionary\">farm produce<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">farm products<\/span>, including sales tags, tickets, or bills, which shall be sequentially numbered and each such sequentially numbered record shall be properly accounted for in the operations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">commission merchant<\/span>. Any record that is altered shall bear the full signature of the person authorized to make, and who is responsible for, the alteration. <a id=\"paragraph-208316\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4729\/#8\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDS TO BE KEPT BY COMMISSION MERCHANT (\u00a7 3.2-4729)\n\nEvery commission merchant, having received any farm products for sale on\ncommission, shall promptly maintain a complete and true record, showing in\ndetail the following with reference to the handling, sale, or storage of such\nfarm products:\n\n1. The name and address of the consignor;\n\n2. The date received;\n\n3. The condition, grade, and quantity on arrival;\n\n4. The date of such sale for the account of the consignor;\n\n5. The sale price;\n\n6. An itemized statement of the charges to be paid by the consignor in\nconnection with the sale;\n\n7. A lot number or other identifying mark that shall appear on all sales tags or\ntickets or on any other essential records needed to show the sale price of the\nproducts; and\n\n8. Records of auction sales of farm produce or farm products, including sales\ntags, tickets, or bills, which shall be sequentially numbered and each such\nsequentially numbered record shall be properly accounted for in the operations\nof the commission merchant. Any record that is altered shall bear the full\nsignature of the person authorized to make, and who is responsible for, the\nalteration.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-555; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-713; 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}}