Whenever it appears to the Commissioner that there is a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, he may, in his discretion, issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale, stop-use, or stop-removal order against any owner or custodian of any commodity, weight, or measure that is being used, sold, offered, or exposed for sale, or involved in any manner in connection with such violation, and he may further, in his discretion, seize and impound any such commodity, weight, or measure until the Commissioner is satisfied that such violation has ceased and that the owner or custodian thereof is in all respects complying with the provisions of this chapter.
Any owner or custodian of any commodity, weight, or measure who sells, or offers for sale, or otherwise disposes of, or attempts to dispose of, any such commodity, weight or measure, while subject to a stop-sale, stop-use, or stop-removal order, or while seized and impounded, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any owner or custodian of any such commodity, weight or measure who feels aggrieved by any action of the Commissioner hereunder shall have the right to apply for a judicial review of the action in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).
Code 1950, § 3-708.15; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-933; 1986, c. 615; 1993, c. 604; 2008, c. 860.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 56 - Weights and Measures
§ 3.2-5600. Definitions generally
§ 3.2-5601. Powers and duties of Commissioner
§ 3.2-5602. Commissioner to test accuracy of point-of-sale systems
§ 3.2-5604. State standards of weight and measure
§ 3.2-5605. Office standards and field standards
§ 3.2-5607. The Board may adopt regulations
§ 3.2-5608. Testing and inspection of standards procured by cities and counties
§ 3.2-5609. Testing and inspection of weights and measures offered for sale or commercially used
§ 3.2-5610. Investigations by Commissioner
§ 3.2-5614. Police powers of Commissioner
§ 3.2-5617. Powers and duties of sealers and deputies
§ 3.2-5618. Standards, equipment, and office space for sealers
§ 3.2-5620. Specifications and tolerances for weighing and measuring devices
§ 3.2-5621. Rejected weights and measures
§ 3.2-5622. How certain commodities to be sold
§ 3.2-5623. Information to be shown on packages
§ 3.2-5624. Certain packages to show price per single unit of weight, measure, or count
§ 3.2-5625. Misleading containers prohibited; contents of container not to fall below standard
§ 3.2-5626. Advertisement of commodities in package form
§ 3.2-5627. Pricing of retail merchandise
§ 3.2-5628. Weights and Measures Fund established; purpose
§ 3.2-5629. Fees and other moneys received
§ 3.2-5630. Violations of pricing requirements
§ 3.2-5631. Representations as to price; signs advertising price of petroleum products
§ 3.2-5632. Failure to pay advertised cash discount
§ 3.2-5633. Commissioner to receive enforcement authority for the Stage II Vapor Recovery Programs
§ 3.2-5634. Meat, poultry, and seafood
§ 3.2-5635. Bulk sale and delivery of commodities
§ 3.2-5636. Scale house in establishment where livestock is bought from producers
§ 3.2-5637. Type registering weighbeams or automatic weight recorders required
§ 3.2-5638. Weight of livestock to be determined on date of sale
§ 3.2-5639. Announcement of day and hour of livestock sale
§ 3.2-5640. Certain merchants to provide scales for use of customers
§ 3.2-5642. Determining number of board feet in tree or log
§ 3.2-5643. Obstructing Commissioner or sealers; penalty
§ 3.2-5644. Impersonating Commissioner or sealer
§ 3.2-5645. Certain acts declared misdemeanors
§ 3.2-5646. Civil penalties; suit to enjoin violation; compromise
§ 3.2-5647. Warning instead of report of violation
§ 3.2-5648. Presumptive proof of use of weight, measure or weighing or measuring device