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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357868</law_id><section_number>3.2-4763</section_number><catch_line>Violation a misdemeanor; illegal acts relating to issuance of receipts or removal of grain under storage, exchange or grain bank a felony</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="3" identifier="4">Dealers in Grain Products</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article or the regulations adopted by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-1331718" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4763/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">grain dealer</span> or employee or manager for a <span class="dictionary">grain dealer</span> who: (i) <span class="dictionary">issues</span> any <span class="dictionary">storage</span>, <span class="dictionary">grain exchange</span> or grain banking receipts for any <span class="dictionary">grains</span> that are not in a <span class="dictionary">storage</span> facility at the time of issuing such receipt; (ii) <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">storage</span> facility, except to preserve the grain from fire or other damage or to move from <span class="dictionary">storage</span> to another facility operated by the <span class="dictionary">grain dealer</span> and licensed by the <span class="dictionary">grain dealer</span>, without the permission of the <span class="dictionary">producer</span> or his agent is guilty of a Class 6 <span class="dictionary">felony</span>. <a id="paragraph-1331719" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4763/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1972, c. 296, &#xA7; 3.1-722.28; 1982, c. 187; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
