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3.2-4008;\n\n4\n\nProviding a list of tree and shrub seeds subject to the seed purity and germination labeling requirements of subsection I of &#xA7; 3.2-4008;\n\n5\n\nProviding for the registration of the pedigree of any hybrid;\n\n6\n\nProviding a list of those kinds of seed that may be sold only by variety name;\n\n7\n\nEstablishing special labeling requirements, in addition to the requirements of &#xA7; 3.2-4008, for the sale or distribution of seeds produced from transgenetic plant material;\n\n8\n\nProviding a list of second generation hybrids that may be sold as a hybrid;\n\n9\n\nProviding a list of seeds specified as lawn and turf seeds; and\n\n10\n\nEstablishing tolerances that recognize variations between analyses, tests, label statements, and subsequent analyses to be used in enforcement.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1331021,"text":"The Board may adopt regulations:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":1331022,"text":"Governing: (i) methods of sampling; 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It has been modified 4 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 1958, chapter 483; in 1966, chapters 9 and 702; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0577\">577<\/a>; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":357664,"section_number":"3.2-4008","catch_line":"Labeling and advertising requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4008\/"},{"id":357673,"section_number":"3.2-4016","catch_line":"Exemptions from certain provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4016\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":357664,"section_number":"3.2-4008","catch_line":"Labeling and advertising requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4008\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1423063,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357657,"identifier":"3.2-4001","token":"3.2\/III\/40\/1\/3.2-4001","url":"\/3.2-4001\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4001\/","token":"3.2\/III\/40\/1\/3.2-4001","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of Board to adopt regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4001","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may adopt regulations:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Governing: (i) methods of sampling; (ii) methods of inspection; (iii) methods of testing in the laboratory and in the field; (iv) the establishment of standards; (v) the establishment of <span class=\"dictionary\">code designations<\/span>; and (vi) the establishment of <span class=\"dictionary\">tolerances<\/span> for agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree and shrub, <span class=\"dictionary\">lawn and turf seeds<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">mixtures<\/span> of such seeds, and <span class=\"dictionary\">screenings<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-1331022\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Providing a list of prohibited and <span class=\"dictionary\">restricted noxious-<span class=\"dictionary\">weed seeds<\/span><\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-1331023\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Providing for the <span class=\"dictionary\">labeling<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">flower seeds<\/span> by <span class=\"dictionary\">kind<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">variety<\/span>, type, or performance characteristics as required by &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Labeling and advertising requirements\" href=\"\/3.2-4008\/\">3.2-4008<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-1331024\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Providing a list of <span class=\"dictionary\">tree and shrub seeds<\/span> subject to the seed purity and <span class=\"dictionary\">germination<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">labeling<\/span> requirements of subsection I of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Labeling and advertising requirements\" href=\"\/3.2-4008\/\">3.2-4008<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-1331025\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Providing for the registration of the pedigree of any <span class=\"dictionary\">hybrid<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-1331026\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"6\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Providing a list of those <span class=\"dictionary\">kinds<\/span> of seed that may be sold only by <span class=\"dictionary\">variety<\/span> name; <a id=\"paragraph-1331027\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"7\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> Establishing special <span class=\"dictionary\">labeling<\/span> requirements, in addition to the requirements of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Labeling and advertising requirements\" href=\"\/3.2-4008\/\">3.2-4008<\/a>, for the <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span> or distribution of seeds produced from <span class=\"dictionary\">transgenetic<\/span> plant <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-1331028\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"8\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">8.<\/span> Providing a list of second generation <span class=\"dictionary\">hybrids<\/span> that may be sold as a <span class=\"dictionary\">hybrid<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-1331029\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#8\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"9\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">9.<\/span> Providing a list of seeds specified as <span class=\"dictionary\">lawn and turf seeds<\/span>; and <a id=\"paragraph-1331030\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#9\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"10\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">10.<\/span> Establishing <span class=\"dictionary\">tolerances<\/span> that recognize variations between analyses, tests, label statements, and subsequent analyses to be used in enforcement. <a id=\"paragraph-1331031\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4001\/#10\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF BOARD TO ADOPT REGULATIONS (\u00a7 3.2-4001)\n\nThe Board may adopt regulations:\n\n1. Governing: (i) methods of sampling; (ii) methods of inspection; (iii) methods\nof testing in the laboratory and in the field; (iv) the establishment of\nstandards; (v) the establishment of code designations; and (vi) the\nestablishment of tolerances for agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree and shrub,\nlawn and turf seeds, mixtures of such seeds, and screenings;\n\n2. Providing a list of prohibited and restricted noxious-weed seeds;\n\n3. Providing for the labeling of flower seeds by kind, variety, type, or\nperformance characteristics as required by &#xA7; 3.2-4008;\n\n4. Providing a list of tree and shrub seeds subject to the seed purity and\ngermination labeling requirements of subsection I of &#xA7; 3.2-4008;\n\n5. Providing for the registration of the pedigree of any hybrid;\n\n6. Providing a list of those kinds of seed that may be sold only by variety\nname;\n\n7. Establishing special labeling requirements, in addition to the requirements\nof &#xA7; 3.2-4008, for the sale or distribution of seeds produced from\ntransgenetic plant material;\n\n8. Providing a list of second generation hybrids that may be sold as a hybrid;\n\n9. Providing a list of seeds specified as lawn and turf seeds; and\n\n10. Establishing tolerances that recognize variations between analyses, tests,\nlabel statements, and subsequent analyses to be used in enforcement.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 3-219.8, 3-219.9:1; 1958, c. 483; 1966, cc. 9, 702,\n\u00a7\u00a7 3.1-269, 3.1-271; 1994, c. 577, \u00a7 3.1-275.5; 2008, c. 860.","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"}}