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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 296 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1982, chapter 187; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1423913,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357868,"identifier":"3.2-4763","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/4\/3.2-4763","url":"\/3.2-4763\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4763\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/4\/3.2-4763","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violation a misdemeanor; illegal acts relating to issuance of receipts or removal of grain under storage, exchange or grain bank a felony","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4763","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article or the regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any grain dealer<\/span> or employee or manager for a grain dealer<\/span> who: (i) issues<\/span> any storage<\/span>, grain exchange<\/span> or grain banking receipts for any grains<\/span> that are not in a storage<\/span> facility at the time of issuing such receipt; (ii) issues<\/span> any grain receipt, including a scale ticket, that is in any respect fraudulent in its character, either as to its date or to the quantity, quality or inspected grade of such grain; or (iii) removes any grain from a storage<\/span> facility, except to preserve the grain from fire or other damage or to move from storage<\/span> to another facility operated by the grain dealer<\/span> and licensed by the grain dealer<\/span>, without the permission of the producer<\/span> or his agent is guilty of a Class 6 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR; ILLEGAL ACTS RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF RECEIPTS OR\nREMOVAL OF GRAIN UNDER STORAGE, EXCHANGE OR GRAIN BANK A FELONY (\u00a7 3.2-4763)\n\nA. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article or the\nregulations adopted by the Board is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nB. Any grain dealer or employee or manager for a grain dealer who: (i) issues\nany storage, grain exchange or grain banking receipts for any grains that are\nnot in a storage facility at the time of issuing such receipt; (ii) issues any\ngrain receipt, including a scale ticket, that is in any respect fraudulent in\nits character, either as to its date or to the quantity, quality or inspected\ngrade of such grain; or (iii) removes any grain from a storage facility, except\nto preserve the grain from fire or other damage or to move from storage to\nanother facility operated by the grain dealer and licensed by the grain dealer,\nwithout the permission of the producer or his agent is guilty of a Class 6\nfelony.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 296, \u00a7 3.1-722.28; 1982, c. 187; 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"}}