CODE OF VIRGINIA LEVY OF EXCISE TAX (§ 3.2-2406) An excise tax of 20 cents ($ 0.20) per 100 pounds is levied on all bright flue-cured and type 21 dark-fired tobaccos that are harvested in the Commonwealth and sold by the grower and shall be payable by the grower. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-249; 1960, c. 47; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-328; 1970, c. 408; 1974, c. 74; 1980, c. 87; 1990, c. 523; 2008, c. 860; 2012, cc. 803, 835.