                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

&#8220;STOP SALE&#8221; ORDER; SEIZURE; CONDEMNATION (§ 3.2-1819)

A. When the Commissioner finds seed potatoes sold or offered for sale in
violation of this article or any regulation hereunder, he may issue a
&#8220;stop sale&#8221; order to the owner or custodian. It is unlawful for
anyone to sell any seed potatoes under a &#8220;stop sale&#8221; order until the
Commissioner has evidence that such potatoes will (i) not be used for
propagation purposes or (ii) be used outside the Commonwealth. When the
Commissioner has such evidence, he shall issue a notice releasing potatoes from
the &#8220;stop sale&#8221; order.

B. Any shipment of seed potatoes in violation of this article shall be subject
to seizure on complaint of the Commissioner to the appropriate court in the
county or city where the seed potatoes are located. If the court finds the seed
potatoes to be in violation and orders condemnation, the owner shall be
permitted to post a bond for double the amount of the value of the seed
potatoes. Then the owner shall have 10 days from the date of the order of
condemnation to denature, destroy, or process the potatoes for other than
propagation purposes. If the owner fails to post the bond required or act within
the time limit set forth in this subsection, then the court shall order that the
seed potatoes be denatured, destroyed, or processed for other than propagation
purposes.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-228.8; 1950, p. 1030; 1966, cc. 686, 702, § 3.1-292;
1978, c. 540; 1980, c. 308; 2008, c. 860, § 3.2-4108; 2012, cc. 803, 835.