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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 468 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":208217,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62464,"identifier":"35.1-20","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-20","url":"\/35.1-20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/35.1-20\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance and denial of licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 35.1-20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a license for each <span class=\"dictionary\">hotel<\/span>, restaurant, <span class=\"dictionary\">summer camp<\/span>, and <span class=\"dictionary\">campground<\/span> which, after inspection, is found to be in compliance with all applicable regulations and provisions of this title. 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