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The regulation shall contain a preamble stating that the Board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of such regulation.D\n\nThe Board, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may reconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 743<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69625,"section_number":"2.2-4002","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4002\/"},{"id":66183,"section_number":"3.2-4806","catch_line":"Labeling","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4806\/"},{"id":63681,"section_number":"3.2-4810","catch_line":"Assessments for variance from guaranteed analysis, misbranding, and adulteration","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4810\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196989,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76618,"identifier":"3.2-4801","token":"3.2\/III\/48\/3.2-4801","url":"\/3.2-4801\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4801\/","token":"3.2\/III\/48\/3.2-4801","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of the Board and the Commissioner to adopt regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4801","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may adopt regulations for commercial feeds<\/span> as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may adopt as a regulation: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The official<\/span> Definitions of Feed Ingredients<\/span>, Official<\/span> Feed Terms, and analytical variations adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials<\/span> and published in the Official<\/span> Publication of that organization; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any federal regulation that pertains to this chapter, amending it as necessary for intrastate applicability; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The methods of sampling and analysis for commercial feed<\/span> and the components of commercial feed<\/span> adopted by the Association of Official<\/span> Analytical Chemists in the publication of that organization; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Any method of sampling and analysis for commercial feed<\/span> and the components of commercial feed<\/span> developed by the Department<\/span> or adopted by agencies of the federal government, agencies of other states, the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services or other commercial laboratories accredited by the Food and Drug<\/span> Administration, U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture or Association of Official<\/span> Analytical Chemists. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Such regulations adopted by the Commissioner<\/span> shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations. The regulation shall contain a preamble stating that the Board<\/span> will receive, consider, and respond to petitions<\/span> by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of such regulation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board<\/span>, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may reconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner<\/span>. Such revised regulation shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Neither the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) nor public participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the adoption, reconsideration, or revision of any regulation adopted pursuant to subsections B, C, and D. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF THE BOARD AND THE COMMISSIONER TO ADOPT REGULATIONS (\u00a7 3.2-4801)\n\nA. The Board may adopt regulations for commercial feeds as are necessary to\ncarry out the provisions of this chapter.\n\nB. The Commissioner may adopt as a regulation:\n\n 1. The official Definitions of Feed Ingredients, Official Feed Terms, and\n analytical variations adopted by the Association of American Feed Control\n Officials and published in the Official Publication of that organization;\n\n 2. Any federal regulation that pertains to this chapter, amending it as\n necessary for intrastate applicability;\n\n 3. The methods of sampling and analysis for commercial feed and the components\n of commercial feed adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists\n in the publication of that organization; and\n\n 4. Any method of sampling and analysis for commercial feed and the components\n of commercial feed developed by the Department or adopted by agencies of the\n federal government, agencies of other states, the Division of Consolidated\n Laboratory Services or other commercial laboratories accredited by the Food\n and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture or Association of\n Official Analytical Chemists.\n\nC. Such regulations adopted by the Commissioner shall be effective upon filing\nwith the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final\nregulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations. The regulation shall contain\na preamble stating that the Board will receive, consider, and respond to\npetitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration\nor revision of such regulation.\n\nD. The Board, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may\nreconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner. Such revised\nregulation shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who\nshall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of\nRegulations.\n\nE. Neither the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et\nseq.) nor public participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply\nto the adoption, reconsideration, or revision of any regulation adopted pursuant\nto subsections B, C, and D.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 743, \u00a7 3.1-828.4; 2008, c. 860.","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}}