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The Board or its agents shall have access to copy all records of carriers in commerce showing the movement in commerce of any drug, device, or cosmetic and the quantity, shipper and consignee. The evidence obtained under this section shall not be used in a criminal prosecution of the person from whom obtained; and carriers shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 34 by reason of their receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in the usual course of business.B\n\nIf the authorized agent inspecting a factory, warehouse or other establishment has obtained any sample in the course of the inspection, upon completion of the inspection and prior to leaving the premises, he shall give to the owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt describing the samples.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":294009,"text":"The Board or its agents are authorized upon presenting appropriate credentials and a written notice as to the purpose of the inspection to the owner, operator or agent in charge to enter at reasonable times any factory, warehouse or establishment in which drugs, devices or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed or held for introduction into commerce or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such drugs, devices or cosmetics.\n\t\t\tThe Board or its agents are authorized to inspect such factory, warehouse, establishment or vehicle and all pertinent equipment, materials, containers and labeling.\n\t\t\tIn the case of any factory, warehouse, establishment or consulting laboratory in which prescription drugs are manufactured, processed, packed or held, the inspection shall extend to all things, including records, files, papers, processes, controls and facilities, bearing on compliance with Chapter 34 (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) of this title.\n\t\t\tNo inspection authorized for prescription drugs shall extend to financial data, sales data other than shipment data, pricing data, personnel data, other than data as to qualifications of technical and professional personnel performing functions subject to this chapter, and research data.\n\t\t\tEach inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness. 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 650 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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243159,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82048,"identifier":"54.1-3309","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/2\/54.1-3309","url":"\/54.1-3309\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3309\/","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/2\/54.1-3309","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3309","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> or its agents are authorized upon presenting appropriate credentials and a written notice as to the purpose of the inspection to the owner, operator or agent in charge to enter at reasonable times any factory, warehouse or establishment in which drugs, devices or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed or held for introduction into commerce or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such drugs, devices or cosmetics.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> or its agents are authorized to inspect such factory, warehouse, establishment or vehicle and all pertinent equipment, materials<\/span>, containers and labeling.\n\t\t\tIn the case of any factory, warehouse, establishment or consulting laboratory in which prescription drugs are manufactured, processed, packed or held, the inspection shall extend to all things, including records, files, papers, processes, controls and facilities, bearing on compliance with Chapter 34 (§ 54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.) of this title.\n\t\t\tNo inspection authorized for prescription drugs shall extend to financial data, sales data other than shipment data, pricing data, personnel data, other than data as to qualifications of technical and professional personnel performing functions subject to this chapter, and research data.\n\t\t\tEach inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness. The Board<\/span> or its agents shall have access to copy all records of carriers in commerce showing the movement in commerce of any drug, device, or cosmetic and the quantity, shipper and consignee. The evidence<\/span> obtained under this section shall not be used in a criminal prosecution<\/span> of the person from whom obtained; and carriers shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 34 by reason of their receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in the usual course of business. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the authorized agent inspecting a factory, warehouse or other establishment has obtained any sample in the course of the inspection, upon completion of the inspection and prior to leaving the premises, he shall give to the owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt describing the samples. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 54.1-3309)\n\nA. The Board or its agents are authorized upon presenting appropriate\ncredentials and a written notice as to the purpose of the inspection to the\nowner, operator or agent in charge to enter at reasonable times any factory,\nwarehouse or establishment in which drugs, devices or cosmetics are\nmanufactured, processed, packed or held for introduction into commerce or to\nenter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such drugs, devices or\ncosmetics.\n\t\t\tThe Board or its agents are authorized to inspect such factory, warehouse,\nestablishment or vehicle and all pertinent equipment, materials, containers and\nlabeling.\n\t\t\tIn the case of any factory, warehouse, establishment or consulting laboratory\nin which prescription drugs are manufactured, processed, packed or held, the\ninspection shall extend to all things, including records, files, papers,\nprocesses, controls and facilities, bearing on compliance with Chapter 34\n(§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) of this title.\n\t\t\tNo inspection authorized for prescription drugs shall extend to financial\ndata, sales data other than shipment data, pricing data, personnel data, other\nthan data as to qualifications of technical and professional personnel\nperforming functions subject to this chapter, and research data.\n\t\t\tEach inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness.\nThe Board or its agents shall have access to copy all records of carriers in\ncommerce showing the movement in commerce of any drug, device, or cosmetic and\nthe quantity, shipper and consignee. The evidence obtained under this section\nshall not be used in a criminal prosecution of the person from whom obtained;\nand carriers shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 34 by reason of\ntheir receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of food, drugs, devices, or\ncosmetics in the usual course of business.\n\nB. If the authorized agent inspecting a factory, warehouse or other\nestablishment has obtained any sample in the course of the inspection, upon\ncompletion of the inspection and prior to leaving the premises, he shall give to\nthe owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt describing the samples.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 650, \u00a7 54-524.99; 1988, c. 765.","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}}