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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1976, chapter 627; in 1977, chapter 471; in 1979, chapter 711; in 1984, chapter 433; in 1992, chapter 203; in 2020, chapter 1271<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71434,"section_number":"19.2-8","catch_line":"Limitation of prosecutions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-8\/"},{"id":59772,"section_number":"2.2-3705.6","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.6\/"},{"id":73020,"section_number":"32.1-248","catch_line":"Closing of waters; modification or revocation of regulation or order","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-248\/"},{"id":74231,"section_number":"32.1-35","catch_line":"List and reports of diseases and dangerous microbes and pathogens","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-35\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77454,"section_number":"32.1-3","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204131,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55402,"identifier":"32.1-239","token":"32.1\/6\/9\/32.1-239","url":"\/32.1-239\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-239\/","token":"32.1\/6\/9\/32.1-239","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-239","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article the following definitions shall apply:\n\t\t“Commercial establishment<\/span>” means any commercial or industrial establishment, mill, factory, plant, refinery and any other works in which any chemical substance is manufactured or used as a raw material<\/span>, catalyst, final product or process solvent for such; however, this term shall not be construed in the administration of this act to include normal farming and timbering activities.\n\t\t“Manufacturing<\/span>” means producing, formulating, packaging or diluting any substance for commercial sale or resale.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” includes, in addition to the entities enumerated in \u00a7 32.1-3<\/a>, the Commonwealth and any of its political subdivisions.\n\t\t“Toxic substance<\/span>” means any substance, including any raw materials<\/span>, intermediate products, catalysts, final products, or by-products of any manufacturing<\/span> operation conducted in a commercial establishment<\/span>, that has the capacity, through its physical, chemical or biological properties, to pose a substantial risk of death or impairment either immediately or over time, to the normal functions of humans, aquatic organisms, or any other animal.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 32.1-239)\n\nAs used in this article the following definitions shall apply:\n\t\t“Commercial establishment” means any commercial or industrial\nestablishment, mill, factory, plant, refinery and any other works in which any\nchemical substance is manufactured or used as a raw material, catalyst, final\nproduct or process solvent for such; however, this term shall not be construed\nin the administration of this act to include normal farming and timbering\nactivities.\n\t\t“Manufacturing” means producing, formulating, packaging or\ndiluting any substance for commercial sale or resale.\n\t\t“Person” includes, in addition to the entities enumerated in \u00a7\n32.1-3, the Commonwealth and any of its political subdivisions.\n\t\t“Toxic substance” means any substance, including any raw\nmaterials, intermediate products, catalysts, final products, or by-products of\nany manufacturing operation conducted in a commercial establishment, that has\nthe capacity, through its physical, chemical or biological properties, to pose a\nsubstantial risk of death or impairment either immediately or over time, to the\nnormal functions of humans, aquatic organisms, or any other animal.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-430; 1976, c. 627; 1977, c. 471; 1979, c. 711; 1984,\nc. 433; 1992, c. 203; 2020, c. 1271.","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}}