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It is unlawful for any person to distribute medicated feed, small package commercial feed, or specialty pet food in the Commonwealth without first obtaining a registration certificate from the Commissioner.B\n\nThe registration year for medicated feed, small package commercial feed, and specialty pet food shall be January 1 through December 31. Each registration shall expire on December 31 of the year for which it is issued. Any registration shall be valid through January 31 of the next ensuing year or until the issuance of the renewal registration, whichever event occurs first, if the holder of the registration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner on or before December 31 of the year for which the current registration was issued. Any person who fails to comply with registration renewal requirements shall pay a $50 late fee to the Commissioner in addition to the registration fee. The Commissioner may issue a stop sale, use, removal, or seizure order on any nonregistered commercial feed until such registration is issued.C\n\nEvery manufacturer or guarantor of a medicated feed, except for customer-formula medicated feed, distributed in the Commonwealth shall: (i) apply for registration for each medicated feed on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner; (ii) pay a registration fee of $50 per medicated feed to the Commissioner by January 1; and (iii) submit a copy of the proposed label for such medicated feed for approval with the registration form. The manufacturer or guarantor is not required to register additional package sizes of the same medicated feed.D\n\nEvery manufacturer or guarantor of small package commercial feed shall: (i) apply for registration for each small package commercial feed on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner; (ii) pay a registration fee of $50 to the Commissioner by January 1 per small package commercial feed, in lieu of an inspection fee for this size package; and (iii) submit a copy of any label, used or proposed to be used with the small package commercial feed for approval with the registration form.E\n\nEvery manufacturer or guarantor of a specialty pet food distributed in the Commonwealth in individual packages of one pound or less shall: (i) apply for registration for each specialty pet food in individual packages of one pound or less only on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner; (ii) pay a registration fee of $35 to the Commissioner by January 1 per specialty pet food to a maximum of $700 for this size package, in lieu of the inspection fee; and (iii) submit a copy of any label, used or proposed to be used with the specialty pet food, for approval with the registration form.F\n\nIf the Commissioner, after examination and investigation, finds that the application and labeling of commercial feed comply with this chapter, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant upon payment of the specified registration fee. The granting of registration does not constitute the Commissioner’s recommendation or endorsement of the product.G\n\nIf the Commissioner identifies any unregistered commercial feed in commerce in the Commonwealth during the registration year, the Commissioner shall give the guarantor or manufacturer a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of notification of nonregistration to the guarantor or manufacturer within which to register the product. Any guarantor or manufacturer who fails to register the product within the grace period shall pay a $50 late fee to the Commissioner in addition to the registration fee. 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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":56713,"section_number":"3.2-4812","catch_line":"Prohibited acts","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4812\/"},{"id":65007,"section_number":"3.2-4902","catch_line":"Registration required","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4902\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":197001,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54482,"identifier":"3.2-4804","token":"3.2\/III\/48\/3.2-4804","url":"\/3.2-4804\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4804\/","token":"3.2\/III\/48\/3.2-4804","dublin_core":{"Title":"Product registration required of commercial feed distributors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4804","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person who distributes<\/span>: (i) medicated feed<\/span>; (ii) small package commercial feed<\/span>; or (iii) specialty pet food<\/span> shall register those commercial feeds<\/span> with the Commissioner<\/span> and pay to the Commissioner<\/span> the registration fees specified in this section. It is unlawful for any person to distribute<\/span> medicated feed<\/span>, small package commercial feed<\/span>, or specialty pet food<\/span> in the Commonwealth without first obtaining a registration certificate from the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The registration year for medicated feed<\/span>, small package commercial feed<\/span>, and specialty pet food<\/span> shall be January 1 through December 31. Each registration shall expire on December 31 of the year for which it is issued. Any registration shall be valid through January 31 of the next ensuing year or until the issuance of the renewal registration, whichever event occurs first, if the holder of the registration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner<\/span> on or before December 31 of the year for which the current registration was issued. Any person who fails to comply with registration renewal requirements shall pay a $50 late fee to the Commissioner<\/span> in addition to the registration fee. The Commissioner<\/span> may issue<\/span> a stop sale, use, removal, or seizure order<\/span> on any nonregistered commercial feed until such registration is issued. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Every manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> of a medicated feed<\/span>, except for customer-formula medicated feed<\/span>, distributed in the Commonwealth shall: (i) apply for registration for each medicated feed<\/span> on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner<\/span>; (ii) pay a registration fee of $50 per medicated feed<\/span> to the Commissioner<\/span> by January 1; and (iii) submit a copy of the proposed label<\/span> for such medicated feed<\/span> for approval with the registration form. The manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> is not required to register additional package sizes of the same medicated feed<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Every manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> of small package commercial feed<\/span> shall: (i) apply for registration for each small package commercial feed<\/span> on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner<\/span>; (ii) pay a registration fee of $50 to the Commissioner<\/span> by January 1 per small package commercial feed<\/span>, in lieu of an inspection fee for this size package; and (iii) submit a copy of any label<\/span>, used or proposed to be used with the small package commercial feed<\/span> for approval with the registration form. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Every manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> of a specialty pet food<\/span> distributed in the Commonwealth in individual packages of one pound or less shall: (i) apply for registration for each specialty pet food<\/span> in individual packages of one pound or less only on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner<\/span>; (ii) pay a registration fee of $35 to the Commissioner<\/span> by January 1 per specialty pet food<\/span> to a maximum of $700 for this size package, in lieu of the inspection fee; and (iii) submit a copy of any label<\/span>, used or proposed to be used with the specialty pet food<\/span>, for approval with the registration form. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> If the Commissioner<\/span>, after examination and investigation, finds that the application and labeling<\/span> of commercial feed comply with this chapter, the Commissioner<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a certificate of registration to the applicant upon payment of the specified registration fee. The granting of registration does not constitute the Commissioner<\/span>’s recommendation or endorsement of the product. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> If the Commissioner<\/span> identifies any unregistered commercial feed in commerce in the Commonwealth during the registration year, the Commissioner<\/span> shall give the guarantor<\/span> or manufacturer<\/span> a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of notification of nonregistration to the guarantor<\/span> or manufacturer<\/span> within which to register the product. Any guarantor<\/span> or manufacturer<\/span> who fails to register the product within the grace period shall pay a $50 late fee to the Commissioner<\/span> in addition to the registration fee. The Commissioner<\/span> may issue<\/span> a stop sale, use, removal, or seizure order<\/span> upon any commercial feed until the registration is issued. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRODUCT REGISTRATION REQUIRED OF COMMERCIAL FEED DISTRIBUTORS (\u00a7 3.2-4804)\n\nA. Any person who distributes: (i) medicated feed; (ii) small package commercial\nfeed; or (iii) specialty pet food shall register those commercial feeds with the\nCommissioner and pay to the Commissioner the registration fees specified in this\nsection. It is unlawful for any person to distribute medicated feed, small\npackage commercial feed, or specialty pet food in the Commonwealth without first\nobtaining a registration certificate from the Commissioner.\n\nB. The registration year for medicated feed, small package commercial feed, and\nspecialty pet food shall be January 1 through December 31. Each registration\nshall expire on December 31 of the year for which it is issued. Any registration\nshall be valid through January 31 of the next ensuing year or until the issuance\nof the renewal registration, whichever event occurs first, if the holder of the\nregistration has filed a renewal application with the Commissioner on or before\nDecember 31 of the year for which the current registration was issued. Any\nperson who fails to comply with registration renewal requirements shall pay a\n$50 late fee to the Commissioner in addition to the registration fee. The\nCommissioner may issue a stop sale, use, removal, or seizure order on any\nnonregistered commercial feed until such registration is issued.\n\nC. Every manufacturer or guarantor of a medicated feed, except for\ncustomer-formula medicated feed, distributed in the Commonwealth shall: (i)\napply for registration for each medicated feed on forms furnished or approved by\nthe Commissioner; (ii) pay a registration fee of $50 per medicated feed to the\nCommissioner by January 1; and (iii) submit a copy of the proposed label for\nsuch medicated feed for approval with the registration form. The manufacturer or\nguarantor is not required to register additional package sizes of the same\nmedicated feed.\n\nD. Every manufacturer or guarantor of small package commercial feed shall: (i)\napply for registration for each small package commercial feed on forms furnished\nor approved by the Commissioner; (ii) pay a registration fee of $50 to the\nCommissioner by January 1 per small package commercial feed, in lieu of an\ninspection fee for this size package; and (iii) submit a copy of any label, used\nor proposed to be used with the small package commercial feed for approval with\nthe registration form.\n\nE. Every manufacturer or guarantor of a specialty pet food distributed in the\nCommonwealth in individual packages of one pound or less shall: (i) apply for\nregistration for each specialty pet food in individual packages of one pound or\nless only on forms furnished or approved by the Commissioner; (ii) pay a\nregistration fee of $35 to the Commissioner by January 1 per specialty pet food\nto a maximum of $700 for this size package, in lieu of the inspection fee; and\n(iii) submit a copy of any label, used or proposed to be used with the specialty\npet food, for approval with the registration form.\n\nF. If the Commissioner, after examination and investigation, finds that the\napplication and labeling of commercial feed comply with this chapter, the\nCommissioner shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant upon\npayment of the specified registration fee. The granting of registration does not\nconstitute the Commissioner’s recommendation or endorsement of the\nproduct.\n\nG. If the Commissioner identifies any unregistered commercial feed in commerce\nin the Commonwealth during the registration year, the Commissioner shall give\nthe guarantor or manufacturer a grace period of 15 working days from issuance of\nnotification of nonregistration to the guarantor or manufacturer within which to\nregister the product. Any guarantor or manufacturer who fails to register the\nproduct within the grace period shall pay a $50 late fee to the Commissioner in\naddition to the registration fee. The Commissioner may issue a stop sale, use,\nremoval, or seizure order upon any commercial feed until the registration is\nissued.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 743, \u00a7 3.1-828.7; 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}}