A. Any person assembling, transporting, processing, holding, or offering for sale eggs destined for a consumer or an institutional consumer shall provide and maintain a satisfactory relative humidity. In addition, any container, including the packaging material therein or associated therewith, shall be clean and free from foreign odor.
B. The Board shall by regulations, provide for the keeping, processing, transporting, and the sale of eggs under sanitary conditions.
C. Nothing in this chapter or in any regulations of the Board shall be construed to exempt any persons or premises from the application of any laws otherwise applicable and relating to the operation of establishments or facilities for the storing, transporting, sale, distribution, preparation, or serving of food.
1968, c. 142, § 3.1-769.1; 2008, c. 860.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 53 - Eggs and Hatchery Products
§ 3.2-5300. Application of chapter
§ 3.2-5303. Requirements for eggs sold as fresh or with similar description
§ 3.2-5304. Labeling and advertising
§ 3.2-5305. Certain producers exempt from law
§ 3.2-5306. Enforcement of chapter; how eggs marked and quality determined; requirements
§ 3.2-5307. Seller invoice; requirements
§ 3.2-5308. Sanitation and related matters
§ 3.2-5309. Stop-sale order and seizure
§ 3.2-5311. Adopting regulations
§ 3.2-5312. Violation a misdemeanor