                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

IDENTIFICATION OF FINISHED BALES OF COTTON (§ 3.2-4773)

Every cotton gin shall: (i) determine the weight of each bale of finished cotton
immediately following the making of the bale; (ii) number sequentially all
finished cotton bales; and (iii) affix to each bale a sequentially numbered tag
for the purpose of identifying the individual bale of finished cotton. The tag
shall also identify the origin module. The burden of proof shall be upon the
cotton gin to prove the accuracy of its accounting.

HISTORY: 2000, c. 584, § 3.1-722.41; 2008, c. 860.