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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1966, chapter 702; in 2003, chapter 420<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59766,"section_number":"3.2-5130","catch_line":"Inspections required to operate food establishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5130\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":197139,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64756,"identifier":"3.2-5102","token":"3.2\/IV\/51\/1\/3.2-5102","url":"\/3.2-5102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5102\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/51\/1\/3.2-5102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commissioner to have access to factories, warehouses, and other places; examination of samples","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which foods are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such foods in commerce, or any store, restaurant, or other place in which food is being offered for sale for the purpose of:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Inspecting such factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle to determine if any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Securing samples or specimens of any food after paying or offering to pay for such sample. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner<\/span> to make or cause to be made examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether or not any provision of this chapter is being violated.\n\t\t\tThis section shall not apply to nonprofit organizations holding one-day food sales. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSIONER TO HAVE ACCESS TO FACTORIES, WAREHOUSES, AND OTHER PLACES;\nEXAMINATION OF SAMPLES (\u00a7 3.2-5102)\n\nThe Commissioner shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any factory,\nwarehouse, or establishment in which foods are manufactured, processed, packed,\nor held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to\ntransport or hold such foods in commerce, or any store, restaurant, or other\nplace in which food is being offered for sale for the purpose of:\n\n1. Inspecting such factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle to determine if\nany of the provisions of this chapter are being violated; and\n\n2. Securing samples or specimens of any food after paying or offering to pay for\nsuch sample. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to make or cause to be\nmade examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to\ndetermine whether or not any provision of this chapter is being violated.\n\t\t\tThis section shall not apply to nonprofit organizations holding one-day food\nsales.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-319; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-399; 2003, c. 420; 2008, c.\n860.","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}}