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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1972, chapter 741; in 1994, chapter 910<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75539,"section_number":"3.2-4910","catch_line":"Use of information acquired by Commissioner or employees of Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4910\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":197095,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54772,"identifier":"3.2-4909","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4909","url":"\/3.2-4909\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4909\/","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4909","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigations by Commissioner; right of access; securing and examining samples; obstructing Commissioner; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4909","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall make all necessary investigations pertinent to the enforcement of this chapter.\n\t\tThe Commissioner<\/span> shall have free access during operating hours to any establishment in which animal remedies<\/span> are manufactured, processed, packed, sold or offered for sale<\/span>, to inspect such premises and to determine whether the provisions of this chapter are being violated.\n\t\tThe Commissioner<\/span> may secure samples or specimens of any animal remedy after paying or offering to pay for them, and he shall have an examination or analysis made of such sample to determine whether the provisions of this chapter are being violated. Any person who hinders or obstructs in any way the Commissioner<\/span> in the performance of his official duties is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATIONS BY COMMISSIONER; RIGHT OF ACCESS; SECURING AND EXAMINING SAMPLES;\nOBSTRUCTING COMMISSIONER; PENALTY (\u00a7 3.2-4909)\n\nThe Commissioner shall make all necessary investigations pertinent to the\nenforcement of this chapter.\n\t\tThe Commissioner shall have free access during operating hours to any\nestablishment in which animal remedies are manufactured, processed, packed, sold\nor offered for sale, to inspect such premises and to determine whether the\nprovisions of this chapter are being violated.\n\t\tThe Commissioner may secure samples or specimens of any animal remedy after\npaying or offering to pay for them, and he shall have an examination or analysis\nmade of such sample to determine whether the provisions of this chapter are\nbeing violated. Any person who hinders or obstructs in any way the Commissioner\nin the performance of his official duties is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-646.6; 1956, c. 517; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-835; 1972, c.\n741; 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}}