2006 Code of Virginia § 3.1-357 - Penalties for misuse or unauthorized use of Virginia Quality Label

3.1-357. Penalties for misuse or unauthorized use of Virginia Quality Label.

Any person who shall use the Virginia Quality Label or such label with theshield of the United States in violation of any provisions of this article,or who shall, with the intent to mislead or deceive, use any imitation orcounterfeit likeness thereof on the label, tag, seal, container, sign orotherwise of any product of any kind or description which is sold or offeredfor sale, or who shall use the Virginia Quality Label or such label with theshield of the United States, or, with like intent to mislead or deceive, useany imitation or counterfeit likeness thereof upon or in connection with anyoffer to sell or advertisement for sale, or use of any product of any kind ordescription which does not in fact lawfully bear the Virginia Quality Labelor such label with the shield of the United States, shall be guilty of amisdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $10 normore than $500; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the rightof any corporation incorporated under the laws of this Commonwealth, whichhas for eighteen years or more prior to June 29, 1948, been using an outlinemap of Virginia, of its own design, for branding packages or containers foragricultural or horticultural products bought and sold by it, from hereaftercontinuing to use such outline map for such purpose.

(Code 1950, 3-278; 1966, c. 702.)