                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY COMMISSION MERCHANT (§ 3.2-4729)

Every commission merchant, having received any farm products for sale on
commission, shall promptly maintain a complete and true record, showing in
detail the following with reference to the handling, sale, or storage of such
farm products:

1. The name and address of the consignor;

2. The date received;

3. The condition, grade, and quantity on arrival;

4. The date of such sale for the account of the consignor;

5. The sale price;

6. An itemized statement of the charges to be paid by the consignor in
connection with the sale;

7. A lot number or other identifying mark that shall appear on all sales tags or
tickets or on any other essential records needed to show the sale price of the
products; and

8. Records of auction sales of farm produce or farm products, including sales
tags, tickets, or bills, which shall be sequentially numbered and each such
sequentially numbered record shall be properly accounted for in the operations
of the commission merchant. Any record that is altered shall bear the full
signature of the person authorized to make, and who is responsible for, the
alteration.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-555; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-713; 1979, c. 389; 2008, c.
860.