SECTION 301(A) RALPH BRIER

EXHIBIT 99.3
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 301 (A) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Ralph Brier, certify that:


1. I have received this annual report of Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended
September 30, 2004 of Visualant, Incorporated, the registrant;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this annual report.
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, other than financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant is made know to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
this annual report is being prepared;
b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c. presented in this annual report our conclusion about effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of
the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of registrant's board of directors:
a. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal control; and
b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
any corrective actions with regards to significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses.


Dated: February 8, 2005

/s/ "Ralph Brier"
Ralph Brier
Chief Executive Officer, President and
Director