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It is unlawful for any person to interfere with such inspections.\n\nB\n\nThe fee for inspection shall not exceed the lesser of the current rate for federal-state inspection of table stock potatoes or the reasonable cost of inspection. The Commissioner shall abate any fee to the extent funds are appropriated from the general fund for seed potato inspection.\n\nC\n\nBills of lading, invoices, or other records accompanying any shipment of approved seed potatoes shall give the name of the consignee, consignor, and custodian, if any. The Commissioner shall have the right to inspect such records.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1329789,"text":"The Commissioner shall inspect any seed potatoes. The Commissioner may enter any place of business, warehouse, common carrier, or other place where seed potatoes may be found for the purpose of an inspection. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapters 686 and 702; in 1978, chapter 540; in 1980, chapter 308; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1421855,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357355,"identifier":"3.2-1818","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/3\/3.2-1818","url":"\/3.2-1818\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1818\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/3\/3.2-1818","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspection of potatoes; right of entry; fees; records required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1818","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall inspect any seed potatoes<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> may enter any place of business, warehouse, common carrier, or other place where seed potatoes<\/span> may be found for the purpose of an inspection. It is unlawful for any person to interfere with such inspections. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The fee for inspection shall not exceed the lesser of the current rate for federal-state inspection of table stock potatoes or the reasonable cost of inspection. The Commissioner<\/span> shall abate any fee to the extent funds are appropriated from the general fund for seed potato inspection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Bills of lading, invoices, or other records accompanying any shipment of approved seed potatoes<\/span> shall give the name of the consignee, consignor, and custodian, if any. The Commissioner<\/span> shall have the right to inspect such records. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTION OF POTATOES; RIGHT OF ENTRY; FEES; RECORDS REQUIRED (\u00a7 3.2-1818)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall inspect any seed potatoes. The Commissioner may enter\nany place of business, warehouse, common carrier, or other place where seed\npotatoes may be found for the purpose of an inspection. It is unlawful for any\nperson to interfere with such inspections.\n\nB. The fee for inspection shall not exceed the lesser of the current rate for\nfederal-state inspection of table stock potatoes or the reasonable cost of\ninspection. The Commissioner shall abate any fee to the extent funds are\nappropriated from the general fund for seed potato inspection.\n\nC. Bills of lading, invoices, or other records accompanying any shipment of\napproved seed potatoes shall give the name of the consignee, consignor, and\ncustodian, if any. The Commissioner shall have the right to inspect such\nrecords.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-228.8; 1950, p. 1030; 1966, cc. 686, 702, \u00a7 3.1-292;\n1978, c. 540; 1980, c. 308; 2008, c. 860, \u00a7 3.2-4107; 2012, cc. 803, 835.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}