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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 1956, chapter 517; in 1966, chapter 702; in 1972, chapter 741; in 1994, chapter 910<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":197111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83089,"identifier":"3.2-4913","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4913","url":"\/3.2-4913\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4913\/","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4913","dublin_core":{"Title":"Report of violations; duty of attorney for the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4913","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall report violations of this chapter to the attorney for the Commonwealth. It shall be the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth, to whom the Commissioner<\/span> shall report any violation of this chapter, to commence proceedings and prosecute<\/span> without delay. This section shall not require the Commissioner<\/span> to report, for the institution of prosecution<\/span> under such sections, minor<\/span> violations of this chapter if he believes the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice of warning. In all prosecutions<\/span> under this chapter involving the composition of an animal<\/span> remedy, a certified copy of the official analysis signed by the analyst shall be accepted as prima facie evidence<\/span> of the composition, provided the defendant<\/span> has been furnished a copy thereof in advance of the trial<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORT OF VIOLATIONS; DUTY OF ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 3.2-4913)\n\nThe Commissioner shall report violations of this chapter to the attorney for the\nCommonwealth. It shall be the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth, to\nwhom the Commissioner shall report any violation of this chapter, to commence\nproceedings and prosecute without delay. This section shall not require the\nCommissioner to report, for the institution of prosecution under such sections,\nminor violations of this chapter if he believes the public interest will be\nadequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice of warning.\nIn all prosecutions under this chapter involving the composition of an animal\nremedy, a certified copy of the official analysis signed by the analyst shall be\naccepted as prima facie evidence of the composition, provided the defendant has\nbeen furnished a copy thereof in advance of the trial.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-646.14; 1956, c. 517; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-844; 1972,\nc. 741; 1994, c. 910; 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}}