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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 517; in 1966, chapter 702; in 1994, chapter 910<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":197087,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84597,"identifier":"3.2-4907","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4907","url":"\/3.2-4907\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4907\/","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4907","dublin_core":{"Title":"Misbranded remedy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4907","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

An animal<\/span> remedy is misbranded:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Unless the label<\/span> bears, in the English language:\n\t\t\ta. The name and principal addresses of the manufacturer or person responsible for placing such animal<\/span> remedy on the market.\n\t\t\tb. The name, brand, or trademark under which the animal<\/span> remedy is sold.\n\t\t\tc. An accurate quantity statement<\/span> of the net contents of the package, lot, or parcel, such contents stated by weight in the case of solids, by volume in the case of liquids, and by both count and weight or volume per dose in the case of dosage forms<\/span>.\n\t\t\td. The common or usual name of each active ingredient; in the case of a drug<\/span> or drugs<\/span> intended to be mixed with or in a feed for animals<\/span>, and in the case of mixtures of a drug<\/span> or drugs<\/span> with or in a feed for animals<\/span>, the English name of each active ingredient shall be stated and also the percentage of each active ingredient, or, in the case of antibiotics, the number of grams of each such active ingredient present in one pound of the product.\n\t\t\te. Adequate directions for use.\n\t\t\tf. Adequate warnings against use in those conditions, whether pathological or normal, where its use may be dangerous to the health of animals<\/span>, or against unsafe dosage, methods or duration of methods, administration, or application, in such manner and form, as are necessary for the protection of animals<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If the labeling<\/span> is false or misleading in any particular. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If its container is made, formed, or filled so as to be deceptive or misleading as to the amount of contents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> If it is dangerous to the health of animals<\/span> when used in the dosage or with the frequency or duration prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling<\/span> of such remedy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> If any word, statement, or other information appearing on the label<\/span> does not also appear on the outside container or wrapper, if present, of the retail package of such article, or is not easily legible through the outside container or wrapper. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> If any word, statement, or other information required to appear on the label<\/span> is not prominently placed on the label<\/span> with such conspicuousness, as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling<\/span>, and in such terms, that it is likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.\n\t\t\tAny animal<\/span> remedy that is manufactured and distributed under license from and under the supervision of the U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture, and in compliance with the regulations of such department<\/span> complies with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMISBRANDED REMEDY (\u00a7 3.2-4907)\n\nAn animal remedy is misbranded:\n\n1. Unless the label bears, in the English language:\n\t\t\ta. The name and principal addresses of the manufacturer or person responsible\nfor placing such animal remedy on the market.\n\t\t\tb. The name, brand, or trademark under which the animal remedy is sold.\n\t\t\tc. An accurate quantity statement of the net contents of the package, lot, or\nparcel, such contents stated by weight in the case of solids, by volume in the\ncase of liquids, and by both count and weight or volume per dose in the case of\ndosage forms.\n\t\t\td. The common or usual name of each active ingredient; in the case of a drug\nor drugs intended to be mixed with or in a feed for animals, and in the case of\nmixtures of a drug or drugs with or in a feed for animals, the English name of\neach active ingredient shall be stated and also the percentage of each active\ningredient, or, in the case of antibiotics, the number of grams of each such\nactive ingredient present in one pound of the product.\n\t\t\te. Adequate directions for use.\n\t\t\tf. Adequate warnings against use in those conditions, whether pathological or\nnormal, where its use may be dangerous to the health of animals, or against\nunsafe dosage, methods or duration of methods, administration, or application,\nin such manner and form, as are necessary for the protection of animals.\n\n2. If the labeling is false or misleading in any particular.\n\n3. If its container is made, formed, or filled so as to be deceptive or\nmisleading as to the amount of contents.\n\n4. If it is dangerous to the health of animals when used in the dosage or with\nthe frequency or duration prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling\nof such remedy.\n\n5. If any word, statement, or other information appearing on the label does not\nalso appear on the outside container or wrapper, if present, of the retail\npackage of such article, or is not easily legible through the outside container\nor wrapper.\n\n6. If any word, statement, or other information required to appear on the label\nis not prominently placed on the label with such conspicuousness, as compared\nwith other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling, and in such\nterms, that it is likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual\nunder customary conditions of purchase and use.\n\t\t\tAny animal remedy that is manufactured and distributed under license from and\nunder the supervision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and in compliance\nwith the regulations of such department complies with this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 3-646.1, 3-646.3; 1956, c. 517; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7\u00a7\n3.1-829, 3.1-832; 1994, c. 910; 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}}