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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 48 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. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1970, chapter 49; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":197417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75058,"identifier":"3.2-5203","token":"3.2\/IV\/52\/1\/3.2-5203","url":"\/3.2-5203\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5203\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/52\/1\/3.2-5203","dublin_core":{"Title":"Importing of products","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5203","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No regulation adopted under this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the sale within the Commonwealth of any product that is produced outside of the Commonwealth under laws<\/span> or regulations of the exporting state or political subdivision that are substantially equivalent to regulations adopted under this article and that are enforced with equal effectiveness. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No Grade A raw milk shall be imported into the Commonwealth by any person who does not possess a permit issued under conditions prescribed by the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations for the importation of raw bulk milk from points beyond routine inspection of the Commonwealth to insure the quality of milk and milk products, to determine volume of product shipped into the Commonwealth, to be assured of the original source of production, and to provide for the best interest of the Commonwealth, and for the protection of the consuming public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMPORTING OF PRODUCTS (\u00a7 3.2-5203)\n\nA. No regulation adopted under this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the\nsale within the Commonwealth of any product that is produced outside of the\nCommonwealth under laws or regulations of the exporting state or political\nsubdivision that are substantially equivalent to regulations adopted under this\narticle and that are enforced with equal effectiveness.\n\nB. No Grade A raw milk shall be imported into the Commonwealth by any person who\ndoes not possess a permit issued under conditions prescribed by the Board. The\nBoard shall adopt regulations for the importation of raw bulk milk from points\nbeyond routine inspection of the Commonwealth to insure the quality of milk and\nmilk products, to determine volume of product shipped into the Commonwealth, to\nbe assured of the original source of production, and to provide for the best\ninterest of the Commonwealth, and for the protection of the consuming public.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 48, \u00a7 3.1-562.5; 1970, c. 49, \u00a7 3.1-530.6; 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}}