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§ 51.5-78 — Operation by Department

Virginia § 51.5-78
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 51.5PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Ch. 12PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED
Art. 4BUSINESS ENTERPRISES FOR THE BLIND

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Va. Code Ann. § 51.5-78 (2026).

Text

The Department is hereby authorized to operate vending stands and other business enterprises in public and private buildings for the purpose of providing blind persons with employment, enlarging the economic opportunities of the blind, and stimulating the blind to make themselves self-supporting.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 63-204.2; 1968, c. 578, § 63.1-143; 2002, c. 747.

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