Title 3.2, Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food

A. The Commissioner, upon receiving a complaint or upon his own motion, may investigate any violation of the provisions of this article. Such investigation may include: 1. The inspection of the books and records of any cotton handler; 2. The inspection of any cotton, including th…

A. Every cotton gin shall keep an accurate daily record of the cotton received from each consignor and ginned. The record shall contain: 1. The name and address of the consignor of the cotton; 2. The date that the cotton gin received the cotton; 3. The condition, quality, and qua…

A. Every cotton gin shall: 1. Within 48 hours after ginning the cotton, make available to the consignor the record required under § 3.2-4770; and 2. Unless the consignor agrees otherwise in writing, within 10 days after ginning cotton, deliver to the consignor a copy of such reco…

Every cotton gin shall, at the time of ginning, obtain a sample of each bale of ginned cotton for the purpose of determining condition, quality, and grade. Unless such sample is graded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the burden of proof shall be on the cotton gin to prove …

Every cotton gin shall: (i) determine the weight of each bale of finished cotton immediately following the making of the bale; (ii) number sequentially all finished cotton bales; and (iii) affix to each bale a sequentially numbered tag for the purpose of identifying the individua…

The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of any cotton handler if the cotton handler violates any provision of § 3.2-4772 or 3.2-4775. The Commissioner shall provide reasonable notice of an informal fact-finding conference pursuant to § 2.2-4019 to any cotton han…

Any cotton handler is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he: 1. Markets, obligates for sale, or otherwise disposes of producer-owned cotton without the written consent of the producer; 2. Conduct business without the license required by this article; 3. Imposes false charges for …

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Charitable food assistance organization" means an organization operating in Virginia that provides nutrition assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress through the provision of food to need…

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpos…

A. The Commissioner shall establish the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program (VAFA Program) for Virginia farmers and food producers to donate, sell, or otherwise provide agriculture products to charitable food assistance organizations. B. The Commissioner may contract wit…

The VAFA Program shall: 1. Provide grants from the Fund to charitable food assistance organizations to reimburse farmers or food producers for any costs associated with harvesting, processing, packaging, or transporting agriculture products donated to such charitable food assista…