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Any such article may be removed from display by the manufacturer or vendor, but shall remain on the premises.C\n\nIf such a detained article is found, after examination and analysis, to be adulterated or misbranded, the Commissioner may petition the judge of any appropriate court in whose jurisdiction the article is detained for condemnation. If the Commissioner finds that such detained article is not adulterated or misbranded, he shall remove the tag or other marking.D\n\nIf the court finds that a detained animal remedy is adulterated or misbranded, such article shall, after entry of the decree, be destroyed, under the supervision of the Commissioner, at the expense of the defendant. All court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses, shall be paid by the defendant or his agent.E\n\nIf the adulteration or misbranding can be corrected by proper processing or labeling of the article, an appropriate court, after entry of the decree and after such costs, fees, and expenses have been paid and a sufficient bond, conditioned that such article shall be so processed or labeled, has been executed, may order such article to be delivered to the defendant for such processing or labeling under the supervision of the Commissioner. The expense of such supervision shall be paid by the defendant. The bond shall be returned to the defendant on the representation to the court by the Commissioner that the article no longer violates any of the provisions of this chapter and that expenses incident to such proceeding were paid.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212193,"text":"The Commissioner shall require those animal remedies that are found or believed not to comply with the provisions of this chapter to be withheld from sale until he determines that the remedies are in compliance with such provisions.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":212194,"text":"Whenever the Commissioner finds or has reasonable cause to believe an animal remedy is adulterated or misbranded he shall affix to such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is, or is suspected of being, adulterated or misbranded and has been detained and warning all persons not to dispose of such article in any manner until permission is given by the Commissioner or an appropriate court. 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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":197091,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57938,"identifier":"3.2-4908","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4908","url":"\/3.2-4908\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4908\/","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4908","dublin_core":{"Title":"Withholding noncomplying remedies from sale; tagging, condemnation, destruction, and correction of adulterated or misbranded remedies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4908","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall require those animal remedies<\/span> that are found or believed not to comply with the provisions of this chapter to be withheld from sale<\/span> until he determines that the remedies are in compliance with such provisions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Whenever the Commissioner<\/span> finds or has reasonable cause to believe an animal remedy is adulterated or misbranded he shall affix to such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is, or is suspected of being, adulterated or misbranded and has been detained and warning all persons not to dispose of such article in any manner until permission is given by the Commissioner<\/span> or an appropriate court<\/span>. Any such article may be removed from display by the manufacturer or vendor, but shall remain on the premises. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If such a detained article is found, after examination and analysis, to be adulterated or misbranded, the Commissioner<\/span> may petition<\/span> the judge<\/span> of any appropriate court<\/span> in whose jurisdiction<\/span> the article is detained for condemnation. If the Commissioner<\/span> finds that such detained article is not adulterated or misbranded, he shall remove the tag or other marking. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If the court<\/span> finds that a detained animal remedy is adulterated or misbranded, such article shall, after entry of the decree<\/span>, be destroyed, under the supervision of the Commissioner<\/span>, at the expense of the defendant<\/span>. All court<\/span> costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses, shall be paid by the defendant<\/span> or his agent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> If the adulteration or misbranding can be corrected by proper processing or labeling<\/span> of the article, an appropriate court<\/span>, after entry of the decree<\/span> and after such costs, fees, and expenses have been paid and a sufficient bond<\/span>, conditioned that such article shall be so processed or labeled, has been executed, may order<\/span> such article to be delivered to the defendant<\/span> for such processing or labeling<\/span> under the supervision of the Commissioner<\/span>. The expense of such supervision shall be paid by the defendant<\/span>. The bond<\/span> shall be returned to the defendant<\/span> on the representation to the court<\/span> by the Commissioner<\/span> that the article no longer violates any of the provisions of this chapter and that expenses incident to such proceeding were paid. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWITHHOLDING NONCOMPLYING REMEDIES FROM SALE; TAGGING, CONDEMNATION, DESTRUCTION,\nAND CORRECTION OF ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED REMEDIES (\u00a7 3.2-4908)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall require those animal remedies that are found or\nbelieved not to comply with the provisions of this chapter to be withheld from\nsale until he determines that the remedies are in compliance with such\nprovisions.\n\nB. Whenever the Commissioner finds or has reasonable cause to believe an animal\nremedy is adulterated or misbranded he shall affix to such article a tag or\nother appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is, or is suspected\nof being, adulterated or misbranded and has been detained and warning all\npersons not to dispose of such article in any manner until permission is given\nby the Commissioner or an appropriate court. Any such article may be removed\nfrom display by the manufacturer or vendor, but shall remain on the premises.\n\nC. If such a detained article is found, after examination and analysis, to be\nadulterated or misbranded, the Commissioner may petition the judge of any\nappropriate court in whose jurisdiction the article is detained for\ncondemnation. If the Commissioner finds that such detained article is not\nadulterated or misbranded, he shall remove the tag or other marking.\n\nD. If the court finds that a detained animal remedy is adulterated or\nmisbranded, such article shall, after entry of the decree, be destroyed, under\nthe supervision of the Commissioner, at the expense of the defendant. All court\ncosts and fees, and storage and other proper expenses, shall be paid by the\ndefendant or his agent.\n\nE. If the adulteration or misbranding can be corrected by proper processing or\nlabeling of the article, an appropriate court, after entry of the decree and\nafter such costs, fees, and expenses have been paid and a sufficient bond,\nconditioned that such article shall be so processed or labeled, has been\nexecuted, may order such article to be delivered to the defendant for such\nprocessing or labeling under the supervision of the Commissioner. The expense of\nsuch supervision shall be paid by the defendant. The bond shall be returned to\nthe defendant on the representation to the court by the Commissioner that the\narticle no longer violates any of the provisions of this chapter and that\nexpenses incident to such proceeding were paid.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-646.4; 1956, c. 517; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-833; 1994, c.\n910; 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}}