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It shall also be unlawful for any person to sell, buy, rent, or otherwise traffic in any clean laundered or soiled articles mentioned in this chapter so marked or designated as provided in \u00a7 59.1-94 with or by any name, mark or device, of which a description shall have been filed and published, as provided in such section, or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal, any such name, mark or device thereon, or to sell, buy, give, take, receive or otherwise dispose of or traffic in the same without the written consent of, or unless the same shall have been purchased by an agreement in writing from, the person whose mark or device shall be or shall have been in or upon any such clean laundered or soiled article. Any person offending against the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished for the first offense by imprisonment for not less than ten days, nor more than one year, or by a fine of $5, and in addition thereto fifty cents for each and every such bottle, box, siphon, siphon head, crate, tin, or keg, sold, disposed of, received, bought or trafficked in, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and for each subsequent offense by imprisonment for not less than twenty days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than $50, and in addition thereto $1 for each and every bottle, box, siphon, crate, tin or keg filled, sold, used, disposed of, received, bought or trafficked in, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the judge or jury before whom the offense shall be tried; provided that in the case of any person offending against the provisions of this section relating to clean laundered or soiled articles such fine for the first offense shall be not less than $25 nor more than $200 and for each subsequent offense, the fine shall be not less than $50 nor more than $400.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":290176,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person to fill with soda waters, mineral or aerated waters, cider, ginger ale, milk, or soft drinks, or other beverages or with medicine, medical preparations, perfumery, oils, compounds or mixtures, any bottle, box, crate, tin or keg so marked or distinguished as provided in \u00a7 59.1-94 with or by any name, mark or device, of which a description shall have been filed and published, as provided in such section, or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove, or conceal, any such name, mark or device thereon, or to sell, buy, give, take, receive, or otherwise dispose of or traffic in the same without the written consent of, or unless the same shall have been purchased by an agreement in writing from, the person whose mark or device shall be or shall have been in or upon the bottle, siphon, siphon head, crate, tin or keg so filled, trafficked in, used or handled as aforesaid. It shall also be unlawful for any person to sell, buy, rent, or otherwise traffic in any clean laundered or soiled articles mentioned in this chapter so marked or designated as provided in \u00a7 59.1-94 with or by any name, mark or device, of which a description shall have been filed and published, as provided in such section, or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal, any such name, mark or device thereon, or to sell, buy, give, take, receive or otherwise dispose of or traffic in the same without the written consent of, or unless the same shall have been purchased by an agreement in writing from, the person whose mark or device shall be or shall have been in or upon any such clean laundered or soiled article. 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It shall be unlawful for any person to fill with soda waters, mineral or aerated waters, cider, ginger ale, milk, or soft drinks, or other beverages or with medicine, medical preparations, perfumery, oils, compounds or mixtures, any bottle, box, crate, tin or keg so marked or distinguished as provided in \u00a7 59.1-94<\/a> with or by any name, mark or device, of which a description shall have been filed and published, as provided in such section, or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove, or conceal, any such name, mark or device thereon, or to sell, buy, give, take, receive, or otherwise dispose of or traffic in the same without the written consent of, or unless the same shall have been purchased by an agreement in writing from, the person whose mark or device shall be or shall have been in or upon the bottle, siphon, siphon head, crate, tin or keg so filled, trafficked in, used or handled as aforesaid. It shall also be unlawful for any person to sell, buy, rent, or otherwise traffic in any clean laundered or soiled articles mentioned in this chapter so marked or designated as provided in \u00a7 59.1-94<\/a> with or by any name, mark or device, of which a description shall have been filed and published, as provided in such section, or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal, any such name, mark or device thereon, or to sell, buy, give, take, receive or otherwise dispose of or traffic in the same without the written consent of, or unless the same shall have been purchased by an agreement in writing from, the person whose mark or device shall be or shall have been in or upon any such clean laundered or soiled article. Any person offending against the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor<\/span>, and shall be punished for the first offense<\/span> by imprisonment for not less than ten days, nor more than one year, or by a fine of $5, and in addition thereto fifty cents for each and every such bottle, box, siphon, siphon head, crate, tin, or keg, sold, disposed of, received, bought or trafficked in, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and for each subsequent offense<\/span> by imprisonment for not less than twenty days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than $50, and in addition thereto $1 for each and every bottle, box, siphon, crate, tin or keg filled, sold, used, disposed of, received, bought or trafficked in, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the judge<\/span> or jury<\/span> before whom the offense<\/span> shall be tried; provided that in the case of any person offending against the provisions of this section relating to clean laundered or soiled articles such fine for the first offense<\/span> shall be not less than $25 nor more than $200 and for each subsequent offense<\/span>, the fine shall be not less than $50 nor more than $400.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFENSES AND PUNISHMENTS (\u00a7 59.1-96)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to fill with soda waters, mineral or aerated\nwaters, cider, ginger ale, milk, or soft drinks, or other beverages or with\nmedicine, medical preparations, perfumery, oils, compounds or mixtures, any\nbottle, box, crate, tin or keg so marked or distinguished as provided in \u00a7\n59.1-94 with or by any name, mark or device, of which a description shall have\nbeen filed and published, as provided in such section, or to deface, erase,\nobliterate, cover up or otherwise remove, or conceal, any such name, mark or\ndevice thereon, or to sell, buy, give, take, receive, or otherwise dispose of or\ntraffic in the same without the written consent of, or unless the same shall\nhave been purchased by an agreement in writing from, the person whose mark or\ndevice shall be or shall have been in or upon the bottle, siphon, siphon head,\ncrate, tin or keg so filled, trafficked in, used or handled as aforesaid. It\nshall also be unlawful for any person to sell, buy, rent, or otherwise traffic\nin any clean laundered or soiled articles mentioned in this chapter so marked or\ndesignated as provided in \u00a7 59.1-94 with or by any name, mark or device, of\nwhich a description shall have been filed and published, as provided in such\nsection, or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or\nconceal, any such name, mark or device thereon, or to sell, buy, give, take,\nreceive or otherwise dispose of or traffic in the same without the written\nconsent of, or unless the same shall have been purchased by an agreement in\nwriting from, the person whose mark or device shall be or shall have been in or\nupon any such clean laundered or soiled article. Any person offending against\nthe provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and\nshall be punished for the first offense by imprisonment for not less than ten\ndays, nor more than one year, or by a fine of $5, and in addition thereto fifty\ncents for each and every such bottle, box, siphon, siphon head, crate, tin, or\nkeg, sold, disposed of, received, bought or trafficked in, or by both such fine\nand imprisonment, and for each subsequent offense by imprisonment for not less\nthan twenty days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than $50, and\nin addition thereto $1 for each and every bottle, box, siphon, crate, tin or keg\nfilled, sold, used, disposed of, received, bought or trafficked in, or by both\nsuch fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the judge or jury before whom\nthe offense shall be tried; provided that in the case of any person offending\nagainst the provisions of this section relating to clean laundered or soiled\narticles such fine for the first offense shall be not less than $25 nor more\nthan $200 and for each subsequent offense, the fine shall be not less than $50\nnor more than $400.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-193; 1958, c. 579; 1968, c. 439.","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}}