A. It is unlawful for a manufacturer or guarantor of commercial feed to:
1. Manufacture or distribute any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded;
2. Adulterate or misbrand any commercial feed;
3. Remove or dispose of a commercial feed in violation of an order issued pursuant to § 3.2-4813;
4. Fail to obtain a license in accordance with § 3.2-4803;
5. Fail to register medicated feed, small package commercial feed, or specialty pet food in accordance with § 3.2-4804;
6. Obstruct or hinder the Commissioner in the performance of his duties under this chapter or otherwise attempt to prevent the Commissioner from performing these duties; or
7. Use metal of any kind, including any hook, snap, staple, or other fastener or device, to secure a package or attach any card, label, or ticket to a package containing feed.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute agricultural commodities within the Commonwealth including whole seeds, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls that, if such commodities were commercial feed, are adulterated within the meaning of § 3.2-4808.
1994, c. 743, § 3.1-828.12; 2008, c. 860.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
§ 3.2-4801. Authority of the Board and the Commissioner to adopt regulations
§ 3.2-4803. Licensing of manufacturers and guarantors of commercial feed
§ 3.2-4804. Product registration required of commercial feed distributors
§ 3.2-4805. Report and inspection fees
§ 3.2-4809. Inspection, sampling, and analysis
§ 3.2-4810. Assessments for variance from guaranteed analysis, misbranding, and adulteration
§ 3.2-4811. Fee for late payment of assessments
§ 3.2-4813. Detained commercial feeds
§ 3.2-4814. Disposition of fees, assessments, and penalties
§ 3.2-4815. Commissioner's actions; injunction
§ 3.2-4816. The Commissioner to cancel license and product registrations