Virginia Code 3.2-4754: License required; application for license or renewal.
A. No person shall act as a grain dealer without first having obtained a license.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 3.2-4754
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Virginia Code 3.2-100
- Grain: means grains including corn (maize), wheat, rye, oats, barley, flaxseed, soybeans, and sunflower. See Virginia Code 3.2-4753
- Grain dealer: means any person who buys, solicits for sale or resale, processes for sale or resale, contracts for storage or exchange, or transfers grain of a Virginia producer. See Virginia Code 3.2-4753
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
B. Every grain dealer proposing to transact business within the Commonwealth shall annually on or before January 1, file a written application for a license or for the renewal of a license with the Commissioner. The application shall be on a form furnished by the Commissioner and shall contain the following information and such other relevant information as the Commissioner shall require:
1. The name and address of the applicant and that of its local agent or agents, if any, and the location of its principal place of business within the Commonwealth;
2. The kinds of grain the applicant proposes to handle; and
3. The type of grain business proposed to be conducted.
1972, c. 296, §§ 3.1-722.17, 3.1-722.18; 2008, c. 860.