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The inspection shall include the verification of only such records and production and control procedures, pertinent equipment, finished material, unfinished material, any container, and labeling therein as may be necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.B\n\nThe Commissioner may obtain samples from any premises during operating hours or any vehicle enumerated in subsection A, and examine records relating to distribution of commercial feeds.C\n\nWhen the inspection and analysis of an official sample indicates a commercial feed has been adulterated, misbranded, or is otherwise deficient under the provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner shall, upon request, furnish to the licensee a portion of the sample concerned within 30 days following the receipt of such analysis by the licensee.D\n\nThe Commissioner, in determining for administrative purposes whether a commercial feed is deficient in any component, shall be guided by the official sample. Such official sample shall be obtained and analyzed as provided in § 3.2-4801.E\n\nThe Commissioner shall allocate adequate personnel to the major farm feed consuming areas of the state to carry out his duties under this act as such duties relate to insuring the quality, analysis, and quantity of feed sold and distributed in the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244483,"text":"The Commissioner may enter and inspect any factory, warehouse, or establishment within the Commonwealth during operating hours in which commercial feed is manufactured, processed, packed, warehoused, sold, or held for distribution, or any vehicle used to transport or hold such feed, to determine whether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions. 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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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":197021,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67470,"identifier":"3.2-4809","token":"3.2\/III\/48\/3.2-4809","url":"\/3.2-4809\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4809\/","token":"3.2\/III\/48\/3.2-4809","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspection, sampling, and analysis","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4809","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may enter and inspect any factory, warehouse, or establishment within the Commonwealth during operating hours in which commercial feed<\/span> is manufactured, processed, packed, warehoused, sold, or held for distribution, or any vehicle used to transport or hold such feed, to determine whether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions. The inspection shall include the verification of only such records and production and control procedures, pertinent equipment, finished material<\/span>, unfinished material<\/span>, any container, and labeling<\/span> therein as may be necessary to determine compliance with this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may obtain samples from any premises during operating hours or any vehicle enumerated in subsection A, and examine records relating to distribution of commercial feeds<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> When the inspection and analysis of an official sample<\/span> indicates a commercial feed<\/span> has been adulterated, misbranded, or is otherwise deficient under the provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner<\/span> shall, upon request, furnish to the licensee<\/span> a portion of the sample concerned within 30 days following the receipt of such analysis by the licensee<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span>, in determining for administrative purposes whether a commercial feed<\/span> is deficient in any component, shall be guided by the official sample<\/span>. Such official sample<\/span> shall be obtained and analyzed as provided in § 3.2-4801<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall allocate adequate personnel to the major farm feed consuming areas of the state to carry out his duties under this act as such duties relate to insuring the quality, analysis, and quantity of feed sold and distributed in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTION, SAMPLING, AND ANALYSIS (\u00a7 3.2-4809)\n\nA. The Commissioner may enter and inspect any factory, warehouse, or\nestablishment within the Commonwealth during operating hours in which commercial\nfeed is manufactured, processed, packed, warehoused, sold, or held for\ndistribution, or any vehicle used to transport or hold such feed, to determine\nwhether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, including\nwhether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions. The inspection\nshall include the verification of only such records and production and control\nprocedures, pertinent equipment, finished material, unfinished material, any\ncontainer, and labeling therein as may be necessary to determine compliance with\nthis chapter.\n\nB. The Commissioner may obtain samples from any premises during operating hours\nor any vehicle enumerated in subsection A, and examine records relating to\ndistribution of commercial feeds.\n\nC. When the inspection and analysis of an official sample indicates a commercial\nfeed has been adulterated, misbranded, or is otherwise deficient under the\nprovisions of this chapter, the Commissioner shall, upon request, furnish to the\nlicensee a portion of the sample concerned within 30 days following the receipt\nof such analysis by the licensee.\n\nD. The Commissioner, in determining for administrative purposes whether a\ncommercial feed is deficient in any component, shall be guided by the official\nsample. Such official sample shall be obtained and analyzed as provided in\n§ 3.2-4801.\n\nE. The Commissioner shall allocate adequate personnel to the major farm feed\nconsuming areas of the state to carry out his duties under this act as such\nduties relate to insuring the quality, analysis, and quantity of feed sold and\ndistributed in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 743, \u00a7 3.1-828.8; 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}}