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It is unlawful for apples, except apples delivered for processing or packing or delivered to storage for packing, to be sold, packed for sale, offered for sale or transported for sale, in containers, unless:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Each such container bears conspicuously in plain words and figures on the outside, or on a durable stuffer within and readily readable from the outside, showing the correct size, minimum quantity and correct variety of the apples in the container, one of the official grades and one of the official standards for apples established by the Board<\/span> under this chapter, and the name and address of the producer’s or packer’s business; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The apples in each container conform to the markings appearing on the container. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMARKING CONTAINERS; CONTENTS TO CONFORM TO MARKINGS (\u00a7 3.2-4502)\n\nIt is unlawful for apples, except apples delivered for processing or packing or\ndelivered to storage for packing, to be sold, packed for sale, offered for sale\nor transported for sale, in containers, unless:\n\n1. Each such container bears conspicuously in plain words and figures on the\noutside, or on a durable stuffer within and readily readable from the outside,\nshowing the correct size, minimum quantity and correct variety of the apples in\nthe container, one of the official grades and one of the official standards for\napples established by the Board under this chapter, and the name and address of\nthe producer’s or packer’s business; and\n\n2. The apples in each container conform to the markings appearing on the\ncontainer.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-512.2; 1954, c. 697; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-612; 1999, c.\n793; 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"}}