                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REPORT OF VIOLATIONS; DUTY OF ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH (§ 3.2-4913)

The Commissioner shall report violations of this chapter to the attorney for the
Commonwealth. It shall be the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth, to
whom the Commissioner shall report any violation of this chapter, to commence
proceedings and prosecute without delay. This section shall not require the
Commissioner to report, for the institution of prosecution under such sections,
minor violations of this chapter if he believes the public interest will be
adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice of warning.
In all prosecutions under this chapter involving the composition of an animal
remedy, a certified copy of the official analysis signed by the analyst shall be
accepted as prima facie evidence of the composition, provided the defendant has
been furnished a copy thereof in advance of the trial.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-646.14; 1956, c. 517; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-844; 1972,
c. 741; 1994, c. 910; 2008, c. 860.