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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357842</law_id><section_number>3.2-4737</section_number><catch_line>Offenses and punishment</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="15" identifier="47">Sale of Farm Produce</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Commission Merchants</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Imposes false charges for handling or for services in connection with <span class="dictionary">farm products</span>; <a id="paragraph-1331649" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Fails to account promptly, correctly, fully and properly and to make <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> as provided in this article; <a id="paragraph-1331650" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Makes false and misleading statements as to market conditions with the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to deceive; <a id="paragraph-1331651" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Makes fictitious sales or collusion to defraud the consignor, or enters into any combination to fix prices; <a id="paragraph-1331652" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Directly or indirectly purchases for his or its own account, <span class="dictionary">farm products</span>, received by him or it on consignment without prior authority from the consignor in writing. This subsection shall not apply to the operators of livestock auction markets who are prohibited from purchasing consigned livestock under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (42 Stat. 159), as amended; <a id="paragraph-1331653" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Intentionally makes false statements as to grade, condition, markings, quality, or quantity of <span class="dictionary">farm products</span> shipped or packed; <a id="paragraph-1331654" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Reconsigns <span class="dictionary">farm products</span> as have been consigned to him to another person, unless consent of the consignor has been first obtained in writing, or notice given in writing to the consignor by the <span class="dictionary">licensee</span> that all or a part of such shipment was reconsigned; <a id="paragraph-1331655" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="8"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> Sells <span class="dictionary">farm products</span> consigned to him to another person owned or controlled by him, or in which the <span class="dictionary">licensee</span> may have a financial or other interest, either directly or indirectly, unless notice is given, in writing, to the consignor by the <span class="dictionary">commission merchant</span> that all or a part of such shipment was sold to a person in which the <span class="dictionary">licensee</span> has a financial or other interest; <a id="paragraph-1331656" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="9"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> Fraudulently or deceptively obtains a license; <a id="paragraph-1331657" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="10"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> Fails or neglects to give written notice immediately to the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> and the <span class="dictionary">surety</span> on the <span class="dictionary">bond</span> of the <span class="dictionary">commission merchant</span>, of any changes or alterations in the style, name or personnel of the person to whom such license has been issued; or <a id="paragraph-1331658" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="11"><p><span class="prefix-number">11.</span> Fails to comply with the provisions of this article. <a id="paragraph-1331659" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4737/#11"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 3-560; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-718; 1979, c. 389; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
