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Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall deny to any such representative the privilege of inspection or access as provided in \u00a7 61.1-50, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association who shall buy or sell leaf tobacco as above set forth, knowing that the name in which the tobacco is sold, or any name given pursuant to the provisions hereof, is false or fictitious, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272385,"text":"Any person who shall give a fictitious or false name to the warehouseman or cooperative marketing association hereinbefore referred to, or who shall fail to give to such warehouseman or cooperative marketing association the true name of the owner of such leaf tobacco or the person from whom the tobacco was obtained, or the grower and the landlord, upon delivering the same as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall deny to any such representative the privilege of inspection or access as provided in \u00a7 61.1-50, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association who shall buy or sell leaf tobacco as above set forth, knowing that the name in which the tobacco is sold, or any name given pursuant to the provisions hereof, is false or fictitious, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14182,"edition_id":1,"name":"Prevention of Frauds in Sale of Leaf Tobacco","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13872,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:09","permalink":{"id":268133,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14182,"identifier":"5","token":"61.1\/5","url":"\/61.1\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13872,"edition_id":1,"name":"Warehouses, Cold Storage and Refrigerated Locker Plants","identifier":"61.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:08","permalink":{"id":268051,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13872,"identifier":"61.1","token":"61.1","url":"\/61.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56781,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-47","catch_line":"Person making delivery must impart true name of owner; record of purchase or delivery","url":"\/61.1-47\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-47","metadata":false},{"id":75197,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-48","catch_line":"Record and information required where tobacco delivered by person other than grower or landlord; exception","url":"\/61.1-48\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-48","metadata":false},{"id":87389,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-49","catch_line":"Ticket or card to be placed upon tobacco","url":"\/61.1-49\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-49","metadata":false},{"id":72963,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-50","catch_line":"Tickets or cards open to inspection for ten days after delivery of tobacco","url":"\/61.1-50\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-50","metadata":false},{"id":75859,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-51","catch_line":"Violations constituting misdemeanors","url":"\/61.1-51\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-51","metadata":false},{"id":55356,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-52","catch_line":"Punishment for misdemeanor","url":"\/61.1-52\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-52","metadata":false},{"id":56095,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-53","catch_line":"\"Warehouseman\" defined","url":"\/61.1-53\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-53","metadata":false},{"id":82915,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-54","catch_line":"Purpose of chapter","url":"\/61.1-54\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-54","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":72963,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-50","catch_line":"Tickets or cards open to inspection for ten days after delivery of tobacco","url":"\/61.1-50\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-50","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":55356,"structure_id":14182,"section_number":"61.1-52","catch_line":"Punishment for misdemeanor","url":"\/61.1-52\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-52","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/61.1-51\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1968, chapter 69.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72963,"section_number":"61.1-50","catch_line":"Tickets or cards open to inspection for ten days after delivery of tobacco","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-50\/"}],"permalink":{"id":268151,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75859,"identifier":"61.1-51","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-51","url":"\/61.1-51\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/61.1-51\/","token":"61.1\/5\/61.1-51","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violations constituting misdemeanors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 61.1-51","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who shall give a fictitious or false name to the warehouseman or cooperative marketing association hereinbefore referred to, or who shall fail to give to such warehouseman or cooperative marketing association the true name of the owner of such leaf tobacco or the person from whom the tobacco was obtained, or the grower and the landlord, upon delivering the same as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor<\/span>. Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall deny to any such representative the privilege<\/span> of inspection or access as provided in \u00a7 61.1-50<\/a>, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor<\/span>. Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association who shall buy or sell leaf tobacco as above set forth, knowing that the name in which the tobacco is sold, or any name given pursuant to the provisions hereof, is false or fictitious, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATIONS CONSTITUTING MISDEMEANORS (\u00a7 61.1-51)\n\nAny person who shall give a fictitious or false name to the warehouseman or\ncooperative marketing association hereinbefore referred to, or who shall fail to\ngive to such warehouseman or cooperative marketing association the true name of\nthe owner of such leaf tobacco or the person from whom the tobacco was obtained,\nor the grower and the landlord, upon delivering the same as aforesaid, shall be\nguilty of a misdemeanor. Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association\nwho shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or who\nshall deny to any such representative the privilege of inspection or access as\nprovided in \u00a7 61.1-50, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any warehouseman or\ncooperative marketing association who shall buy or sell leaf tobacco as above\nset forth, knowing that the name in which the tobacco is sold, or any name given\npursuant to the provisions hereof, is false or fictitious, shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 61-150; 1968, c. 69.","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}}