Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-4721
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Investigation of transactions by Commissioner
Official statutory text
The Commissioner, upon the verified complaint of any interested party shall, or upon his own motion may, investigate:
1. Any transaction involving solicitation, receipt, sale, or attempted sale of farm products by any person acting or attempting to act as a commission merchant;
2. The failure of any commission merchant to make proper and true account of sales and settlement as required in this article;
3. Any transaction in which produce consigned to a commission merchant is disposed of to a person composed substantially of the same persons as stockholders, members, or others, who compose the commission merchant;
4. The intentional making of false statements by a commission merchant as to condition, grade, or quality of any farm products received or in storage;
5. The intentional making of false statements by a commission merchant as to market condition;
6. The failure of any commission merchant to make payment for farm products within the time required by this article; or
7. Any other injurious transaction arising out of the sale of farm produce on commission.
Code 1950, § 3-544; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-702; 2008, c. 860 .
1. Any transaction involving solicitation, receipt, sale, or attempted sale of farm products by any person acting or attempting to act as a commission merchant;
2. The failure of any commission merchant to make proper and true account of sales and settlement as required in this article;
3. Any transaction in which produce consigned to a commission merchant is disposed of to a person composed substantially of the same persons as stockholders, members, or others, who compose the commission merchant;
4. The intentional making of false statements by a commission merchant as to condition, grade, or quality of any farm products received or in storage;
5. The intentional making of false statements by a commission merchant as to market condition;
6. The failure of any commission merchant to make payment for farm products within the time required by this article; or
7. Any other injurious transaction arising out of the sale of farm produce on commission.
Code 1950, § 3-544; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-702; 2008, c. 860 .
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