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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357785</law_id><section_number>3.2-4501</section_number><catch_line>Grades and standards</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="5" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="III">Production and Sale of Agricultural Products</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="13" identifier="45">Grading, Packing, and Marking of Apples</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall establish and adopt official grades and standards for apples by which the quality, quantity and size of the apples may be determined. Before establishing such official grades and standards, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall consult with the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> of Directors of the Virginia Horticultural Society and the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> of Directors of the Virginia Apple Growers Association.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 3-512.5; 1954, c. 697; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-615; 1999, c. 793; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
