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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 584<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":196953,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68560,"identifier":"3.2-4773","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/5\/3.2-4773","url":"\/3.2-4773\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4773\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/5\/3.2-4773","dublin_core":{"Title":"Identification of finished bales of cotton","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4773","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every cotton gin<\/span> shall: (i) determine the weight of each bale of finished cotton immediately following the making of the bale; (ii) number sequentially all finished cotton bales; and (iii) affix to each bale a sequentially numbered tag for the purpose of identifying the individual bale of finished cotton. The tag shall also identify the origin module. The burden of proof<\/span> shall be upon the cotton gin<\/span> to prove the accuracy of its accounting.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIDENTIFICATION OF FINISHED BALES OF COTTON (\u00a7 3.2-4773)\n\nEvery cotton gin shall: (i) determine the weight of each bale of finished cotton\nimmediately following the making of the bale; (ii) number sequentially all\nfinished cotton bales; and (iii) affix to each bale a sequentially numbered tag\nfor the purpose of identifying the individual bale of finished cotton. The tag\nshall also identify the origin module. The burden of proof shall be upon the\ncotton gin to prove the accuracy of its accounting.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 584, \u00a7 3.1-722.41; 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}}