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No eggs to which a stop-sale order applies shall be marketed until and unless the order has been withdrawn. The Department shall withdraw a stop-sale order only upon its determination that the conditions leading to the issuance of the order have been corrected.B\n\nWhenever the public interest requires, the Department may take possession or custody of the eggs against which a stop-sale order has been issued and may commence proceedings for the seizure thereof. Upon seizure and proof of violation, the eggs shall be disposed of in such manner as may be consistent with the public safety and interest. The owner or custodian of the eggs shall not be entitled to any compensation or damages on account of such seizure or disposition.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253867,"text":"If after inspection, the Department determines that any eggs are being offered, displayed, stored, processed, or transported in violation of this chapter, the Department may issue a stop-sale order as to such eggs directed to the owner or custodian thereof. Such order shall specify the reason for its issuance and shall detail the character of the violation. No eggs to which a stop-sale order applies shall be marketed until and unless the order has been withdrawn. 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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 142 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. Unfortunately, the 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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":197585,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70321,"identifier":"3.2-5309","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5309","url":"\/3.2-5309\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5309\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/53\/3.2-5309","dublin_core":{"Title":"Stop-sale order and seizure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5309","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If after inspection, the Department<\/span> determines that any eggs<\/span> are being offered, displayed, stored, processed, or transported in violation of this chapter, the Department<\/span> may issue<\/span> a stop-sale order<\/span> as to such eggs<\/span> directed to the owner or custodian thereof. Such order<\/span> shall specify the reason for its issuance and shall detail the character of the violation. No eggs<\/span> to which a stop-sale order<\/span> applies shall be marketed until and unless the order<\/span> has been withdrawn. The Department<\/span> shall withdraw a stop-sale order<\/span> only upon its determination that the conditions leading to the issuance of the order<\/span> have been corrected. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Whenever the public interest requires, the Department<\/span> may take possession<\/span> or custody<\/span> of the eggs<\/span> against which a stop-sale order<\/span> has been issued and may commence proceedings for the seizure thereof. Upon seizure and proof of violation, the eggs<\/span> shall be disposed of in such manner as may be consistent with the public safety and interest. The owner or custodian of the eggs<\/span> shall not be entitled to any compensation or damages<\/span> on account of such seizure or disposition<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTOP-SALE ORDER AND SEIZURE (\u00a7 3.2-5309)\n\nA. If after inspection, the Department determines that any eggs are being\noffered, displayed, stored, processed, or transported in violation of this\nchapter, the Department may issue a stop-sale order as to such eggs directed to\nthe owner or custodian thereof. Such order shall specify the reason for its\nissuance and shall detail the character of the violation. No eggs to which a\nstop-sale order applies shall be marketed until and unless the order has been\nwithdrawn. The Department shall withdraw a stop-sale order only upon its\ndetermination that the conditions leading to the issuance of the order have been\ncorrected.\n\nB. Whenever the public interest requires, the Department may take possession or\ncustody of the eggs against which a stop-sale order has been issued and may\ncommence proceedings for the seizure thereof. Upon seizure and proof of\nviolation, the eggs shall be disposed of in such manner as may be consistent\nwith the public safety and interest. The owner or custodian of the eggs shall\nnot be entitled to any compensation or damages on account of such seizure or\ndisposition.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 142, \u00a7 3.1-769.2; 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}}