2006 Code of Virginia § 3.1-844 - Report of violations; duty of attorney for the Commonwealth
3.1-844. Report of violations; duty of attorney for the Commonwealth.
The Commissioner shall report violations of this chapter, to the properprosecuting authorities.
It shall be the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth, to whom theCommissioner shall report any violation of this chapter, to cause proceedingsto be prosecuted without delay.
This section shall not require the Commissioner, or his agent, to report, forthe institution of prosecution under such sections, minor violations of thischapter if he believes the public interest will be adequately served in thecircumstances by a suitable written notice of warning.
In all prosecutions under this chapter involving the composition of an animalremedy, a certified copy of the official analysis signed by the analyst shallbe accepted as prima facie evidence of the composition, provided thedefendant has been furnished a copy thereof in advance of the trial.
(Code 1950, 3-646.14; 1956, c. 517; 1966, c. 702; 1972, c. 741; 1994, c.910.)
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