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The Board and the Commissioner are also authorized to make the regulations adopted under this article conform, insofar as practicable, to those regulations adopted under federal statutes governing animal health.B\n\nThe Commissioner may adopt by reference any federal regulation adopted pursuant to any federal statute relating to animal health, amending it as necessary for intrastate applicability. Any regulation adopted by the Commissioner pursuant to this subsection shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations, or upon a date specified by the Department that is after the filing.\n\t\t\tThe regulation shall contain a preamble stating that the Board will receive, consider and respond to a petition by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of such regulation. Neither the requirements of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) nor public participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the adoption of any regulation by the Commissioner pursuant to this subsection.C\n\nThe Board, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may reconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner. If, upon reconsideration, the Board determines that the regulation should be revised other than as authorized by subsection B, the Board may amend the regulation only as authorized by the Administrative Process Act.D\n\nThe Commissioner and the Board may use the powers granted by this article to abate the presence of biological residues in or on livestock or poultry. Biological residues shall mean those substances remaining in or on any animal prior to or at the time of slaughter as the result of treatment or exposure that are determined by the Commissioner and the Board to be or to have the potential for being injurious to the health of humans or animals.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309281,"text":"The State Veterinarian shall take such measures as may be necessary to prevent the spread of and eradicate contagious and infectious livestock and poultry diseases. The Board may adopt regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. The Board and the Commissioner are also authorized to make the regulations adopted under this article conform, insofar as practicable, to those regulations adopted under federal statutes governing animal health.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":309282,"text":"The Commissioner may adopt by reference any federal regulation adopted pursuant to any federal statute relating to animal health, amending it as necessary for intrastate applicability. 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Neither the requirements of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) nor public participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the adoption of any regulation by the Commissioner pursuant to this subsection.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":309283,"text":"The Board, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may reconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner. 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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 1966, chapter 702; in 1977, chapter 299; in 1981, chapter 130; in 1991, chapter 294; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69625,"section_number":"2.2-4002","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4002\/"},{"id":79614,"section_number":"3.2-6030","catch_line":"Applicability","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6030\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198181,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86354,"identifier":"3.2-6002","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6002","url":"\/3.2-6002\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6002\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6002","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contagious and infectious diseases; prevention and eradication; presence of biological residues","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6002","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The State Veterinarian<\/span> shall take such measures as may be necessary to prevent the spread of and eradicate contagious and infectious livestock<\/span> and poultry<\/span> diseases. The Board<\/span> may adopt regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. The Board<\/span> and the Commissioner<\/span> are also authorized to make the regulations adopted under this article conform, insofar as practicable, to those regulations adopted under federal statutes<\/span> governing animal<\/span> health. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may adopt by reference any federal regulation adopted pursuant to any federal statute<\/span> relating to animal<\/span> health, amending it as necessary for intrastate applicability. Any regulation adopted by the Commissioner<\/span> pursuant to this subsection shall be effective upon filing with the Registrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation in the Virginia Register of Regulations, or upon a date specified by the Department<\/span> that is after the filing.\n\t\t\tThe regulation shall contain a preamble stating that the Board<\/span> will receive, consider and respond to a petition<\/span> by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision of such regulation. Neither the requirements of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) nor public participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the adoption of any regulation by the Commissioner<\/span> pursuant to this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span>, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may reconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner<\/span>. If, upon reconsideration, the Board<\/span> determines that the regulation should be revised other than as authorized by subsection B, the Board<\/span> may amend<\/span> the regulation only as authorized by the Administrative Process Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> and the Board<\/span> may use the powers granted by this article to abate the presence of biological residues in or on livestock<\/span> or poultry<\/span>. Biological residues shall mean those substances remaining in or on any animal<\/span> prior to or at the time of slaughter as the result of treatment or exposure that are determined by the Commissioner<\/span> and the Board<\/span> to be or to have the potential for being injurious to the health of humans or animals<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES; PREVENTION AND ERADICATION; PRESENCE OF\nBIOLOGICAL RESIDUES (\u00a7 3.2-6002)\n\nA. The State Veterinarian shall take such measures as may be necessary to\nprevent the spread of and eradicate contagious and infectious livestock and\npoultry diseases. The Board may adopt regulations as may be necessary to\neffectuate the purposes of this article. The Board and the Commissioner are also\nauthorized to make the regulations adopted under this article conform, insofar\nas practicable, to those regulations adopted under federal statutes governing\nanimal health.\n\nB. The Commissioner may adopt by reference any federal regulation adopted\npursuant to any federal statute relating to animal health, amending it as\nnecessary for intrastate applicability. Any regulation adopted by the\nCommissioner pursuant to this subsection shall be effective upon filing with the\nRegistrar of Regulations, who shall publish the regulation as a final regulation\nin the Virginia Register of Regulations, or upon a date specified by the\nDepartment that is after the filing.\n\t\t\tThe regulation shall contain a preamble stating that the Board will receive,\nconsider and respond to a petition by any interested person at any time with\nrespect to reconsideration or revision of such regulation. Neither the\nrequirements of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) nor\npublic participation guidelines adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the\nadoption of any regulation by the Commissioner pursuant to this subsection.\n\nC. The Board, after giving notice in the Virginia Register of Regulations, may\nreconsider and revise the regulation adopted by the Commissioner. If, upon\nreconsideration, the Board determines that the regulation should be revised\nother than as authorized by subsection B, the Board may amend the regulation\nonly as authorized by the Administrative Process Act.\n\nD. The Commissioner and the Board may use the powers granted by this article to\nabate the presence of biological residues in or on livestock or poultry.\nBiological residues shall mean those substances remaining in or on any animal\nprior to or at the time of slaughter as the result of treatment or exposure that\nare determined by the Commissioner and the Board to be or to have the potential\nfor being injurious to the health of humans or animals.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-568; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-726; 1977, c. 299; 1981, c.\n130; 1991, c. 294; 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}}