Genuine Smithfield hams are hereby defined to be hams processed, treated, smoked, aged, cured by the long-cure, dry salt method of cure and aged for a minimum period of six months; such six-month period to commence when the green pork cut is first introduced to dry salt, all such salting, processing, treating, smoking, curing, and aging to be done within the corporate limits of the town of Smithfield, Virginia.
Code 1950, § 3-667; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-867; 1968, c. 140; 2008, c. 860.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 54 - Slaughterhouses, Meat, and Dressed Poultry
§ 3.2-5401. Adulterated livestock product or poultry product
§ 3.2-5402. Misbranded livestock product or poultry product
§ 3.2-5403. Department to cooperate with U.S. Department of Agriculture
§ 3.2-5404. Duties of the Board
§ 3.2-5405. Powers of Commissioner
§ 3.2-5406. Meat inspection regulations
§ 3.2-5407. Prohibitions in general
§ 3.2-5408. Prohibitions against unauthorized use of any official marks
§ 3.2-5409. Prohibition against intrastate distribution of equine, livestock and poultry products
§ 3.2-5411. Limitation of inspection to plants preparing products for human food
§ 3.2-5412. Inspection of products placed in container; right of access to plants at any time
§ 3.2-5413. Administrative detention of violative animals and products
§ 3.2-5414. Seizure and condemnation provisions
§ 3.2-5415. General criminal penalties; warning letter
§ 3.2-5416. Authority of Commissioner
§ 3.2-5417. Power of injunction
§ 3.2-5418. Limitation on applicability of chapter to matters regulated under federal acts
§ 3.2-5419. Smithfield hams defined
§ 3.2-5420. Only genuine Smithfield hams to be labeled or advertised as such