                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HOW CERTAIN COMMODITIES TO BE SOLD (§ 3.2-5622)

Commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid measure or by weight,
and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, commodities not in liquid
form shall be sold by weight, by measure of length or area, or by count. Liquid
commodities may be sold by weight, and commodities not in liquid form may be
sold by count, only if such methods give accurate information as to the quantity
of commodity sold. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (i)
commodities when sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold; (ii)
vegetables when sold by the head or bunch; (iii) commodities in containers
standardized by law; (iv) commodities in package form when there exists a
general consumer usage to express the quantity in some other manner; (v)
concrete aggregates, concrete mixtures, and loose solid materials, including
earth, soil, gravel and crushed stone, when sold by cubic measure; (vi)
unprocessed vegetable and animal fertilizer when sold by cubic measure; or (vii)
peanuts in large multiple bag lots being sold by cleaners or shellers to
processors for further processing or repacking. The articles in clauses (i)
through (vii) may be sold on a gross weight basis if agreed upon in writing by
the mutual consent of the buyer and seller.
		The Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities as adopted by the
National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in National Institute
of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, &#8220;Uniform Laws and
Regulations,&#8221; and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to
the method of sale of commodities in the Commonwealth, except insofar as
modified, amended, or rejected by regulation issued by the Board.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 3-708.25, 59-73; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, §
3.1-943; 1993, c. 604; 2008, c. 860.