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No person shall sell, give or in any way provide such tags to anyone who does not have a license or permit issued to him pursuant to this article.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":206887,"text":"It shall be unlawful to use any false or misleading statement, term or designation on any tag required by this article or to remove, deface or alter, or to attempt to remove, deface or alter any such tag or the statement of filling materials made thereon, prior to retail sale.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":206888,"text":"No person shall use or have in his possession with intent to use any tag provided for in this article unless such person holds a license or permit issued to him pursuant to this article. 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It has been modified 2 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 1954, chapter 666; in 1979, chapter 711.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":204007,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56520,"identifier":"32.1-221","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-221","url":"\/32.1-221\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-221\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-221","dublin_core":{"Title":"Offenses as to tags","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-221","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful to use any false or misleading statement, term or designation on any tag required by this article or to remove, deface or alter, or to attempt to remove, deface or alter any such tag or the statement of <span class=\"dictionary\">filling materials<\/span> made thereon, prior to retail sale. <a id=\"paragraph-206887\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-221\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> shall use or have in his <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> with <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to use any tag provided for in this article unless such <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> holds a license or permit issued to him pursuant to this article. No <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> shall sell, give or in any way provide such tags to anyone who does not have a license or permit issued to him pursuant to this article. <a id=\"paragraph-206888\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-221\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFENSES AS TO TAGS (\u00a7 32.1-221)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful to use any false or misleading statement, term or\ndesignation on any tag required by this article or to remove, deface or alter,\nor to attempt to remove, deface or alter any such tag or the statement of\nfilling materials made thereon, prior to retail sale.\n\nB. No person shall use or have in his possession with intent to use any tag\nprovided for in this article unless such person holds a license or permit issued\nto him pursuant to this article. No person shall sell, give or in any way\nprovide such tags to anyone who does not have a license or permit issued to him\npursuant to this article.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-125; 1954, c. 666; 1979, c. 711.","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}}