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Such penalty shall be collected by the Commissioner and the proceeds shall be payable to the State Treasurer for remittance to the Department.C\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a person may offer for sale or sell a topical hemp product that does not bear a label stating that the product is not intended for human consumption if that person provides, upon request by the Commissioner, documentation that the topical hemp product was manufactured prior to July 1, 2023.D\n\nThis section shall not apply to products that are (i) approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or (ii) dispensed pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278676,"text":"A topical hemp product that is offered for sale or sold at retail must bear a label stating that the product is not intended for human consumption.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":278677,"text":"A person that offers for sale or sells at retail a topical hemp product that does not bear a label stating that the product is not intended for human consumption is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each day a violation occurs. 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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 744<\/a> and 794<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"},{"id":68201,"section_number":"54.1-3442.5","catch_line":"Repealed","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3442.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196243,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77687,"identifier":"3.2-4124","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/4\/3.2-4124","url":"\/3.2-4124\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4124\/","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/4\/3.2-4124","dublin_core":{"Title":"Topical hemp products; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4124","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A topical hemp product<\/span> that is offered for sale or sold at retail must bear a label stating that the product is not intended for human consumption. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A person that offers for sale or sells at retail a topical hemp product<\/span> that does not bear a label stating that the product is not intended for human consumption is subject to a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $500 for each day a violation occurs. Such penalty<\/span> shall be collected by the Commissioner<\/span> and the proceeds shall be payable to the State Treasurer for remittance to the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a person may offer for sale or sell a topical hemp product<\/span> that does not bear a label stating that the product is not intended for human consumption if that person provides, upon request by the Commissioner<\/span>, documentation that the topical hemp product<\/span> was manufactured prior to July 1, 2023. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> This section shall not apply to products that are (i) approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.) or (ii) dispensed pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTOPICAL HEMP PRODUCTS; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 3.2-4124)\n\nA. A topical hemp product that is offered for sale or sold at retail must bear a\nlabel stating that the product is not intended for human consumption.\n\nB. A person that offers for sale or sells at retail a topical hemp product that\ndoes not bear a label stating that the product is not intended for human\nconsumption is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each day a\nviolation occurs. Such penalty shall be collected by the Commissioner and the\nproceeds shall be payable to the State Treasurer for remittance to the\nDepartment.\n\nC. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a person may offer for sale\nor sell a topical hemp product that does not bear a label stating that the\nproduct is not intended for human consumption if that person provides, upon\nrequest by the Commissioner, documentation that the topical hemp product was\nmanufactured prior to July 1, 2023.\n\nD. This section shall not apply to products that are (i) approved for marketing\nby the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act\n(§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or (ii) dispensed pursuant to Article 4.2 (§\n54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 744, 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}