An excise tax of 10 cents ($0.10) per head shall be levied on all hogs sold in the Commonwealth for slaughter, and an excise tax of five cents ($0.05) per head shall be levied on all hogs sold in the Commonwealth as feeder pigs. For purposes of this tax, a slaughter hog or feeder pig is sold at the time and place the hog or pig is weighed for purchase and its purchase weight is recorded.
Code 1950, § 3-598.15; 1966, c. 658, § 3.1-763.9; 1979, c. 72; 1982, c. 99; 2008, c. 860.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 20 - Pork Industry Board
§ 3.2-2001. Pork Industry Board; composition and appointment of members
§ 3.2-2002. Pork Industry Board membership terms
§ 3.2-2003. Pork Industry Board officers and compensation
§ 3.2-2004. Powers and duties of Pork Industry Board
§ 3.2-2005. Virginia Pork Industry Fund; established
§ 3.2-2006. Levy of excise tax
§ 3.2-2007. Collection and disposition of tax; reports
§ 3.2-2008. Records to be kept by processors, livestock auction markets, and other first buyers