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New merchandise shall not include (i) crafts or goods made by the seller or his own household; (ii) food stuffs; (iii) the seller’s own household personal property; (iv) merchandise sold by nonprofit charitable, educational or religious organizations or at events sponsored by such organizations; or (v) merchandise sold during parades, festivals, sporting or entertainment events, civic or fundraising activities sponsored by nonprofit charitable, educational or religious organizations.\n\t\t“Nonprescription drug” means any substances or mixture of substances containing medicines or drugs for which no prescription is required and which are generally sold for internal or topical use in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in human beings.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":198542,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Infant formula” or “baby formula” means any food manufactured, packaged and labeled specifically for sale for consumption by a child under the age of two years.\n\t\t“Itinerant merchant” means a merchant who transports an inventory of new merchandise to a building, vacant lot, or other location and who, at that location, displays, sells or offers to sell the new merchandise to the public. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 701<\/a> 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. 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 2002, chapters 138<\/a> and 529<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77423,"section_number":"3.2-5125.1","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5125.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244601,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54083,"identifier":"54.1-4300","token":"54.1\/V\/43\/54.1-4300","url":"\/54.1-4300\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4300\/","token":"54.1\/V\/43\/54.1-4300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Infant formula<\/span>” or “baby formula<\/span>” means any food manufactured, packaged and labeled specifically for sale for consumption by a child under the age of two years.\n\t\t“Itinerant merchant<\/span>” means a merchant who transports an inventory of new merchandise<\/span> to a building, vacant lot, or other location and who, at that location, displays, sells or offers to sell the new merchandise<\/span> to the public. Itinerant merchant<\/span> shall not include a merchant with an established store, regularly open to the public; a licensed merchant with a regularly serviced supply route or location; or a merchant who purchases merchandise directly from a manufacturer.\n\t\t“New merchandise<\/span>” means goods or products which are not used but are in a similar condition as the goods or products wholesaled by manufacturers or suppliers to established retail stores for first-time purchase by consumers. New merchandise<\/span> shall not include (i) crafts or goods made by the seller or his own household; (ii) food stuffs; (iii) the seller’s own household personal property; (iv) merchandise sold by nonprofit charitable, educational or religious organizations or at events sponsored by such organizations; or (v) merchandise sold during parades, festivals, sporting or entertainment events, civic or fundraising activities sponsored by nonprofit charitable, educational or religious organizations.\n\t\t“Nonprescription drug<\/span>” means any substances or mixture of substances containing medicines or drugs for which no prescription is required and which are generally sold for internal or topical use in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in human beings.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 54.1-4300)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Infant formula” or “baby formula” means any food\nmanufactured, packaged and labeled specifically for sale for consumption by a\nchild under the age of two years.\n\t\t“Itinerant merchant” means a merchant who transports an inventory\nof new merchandise to a building, vacant lot, or other location and who, at that\nlocation, displays, sells or offers to sell the new merchandise to the public.\nItinerant merchant shall not include a merchant with an established store,\nregularly open to the public; a licensed merchant with a regularly serviced\nsupply route or location; or a merchant who purchases merchandise directly from\na manufacturer.\n\t\t“New merchandise” means goods or products which are not used but\nare in a similar condition as the goods or products wholesaled by manufacturers\nor suppliers to established retail stores for first-time purchase by consumers.\nNew merchandise shall not include (i) crafts or goods made by the seller or his\nown household; (ii) food stuffs; (iii) the seller’s own household personal\nproperty; (iv) merchandise sold by nonprofit charitable, educational or\nreligious organizations or at events sponsored by such organizations; or (v)\nmerchandise sold during parades, festivals, sporting or entertainment events,\ncivic or fundraising activities sponsored by nonprofit charitable, educational\nor religious organizations.\n\t\t“Nonprescription drug” means any substances or mixture of\nsubstances containing medicines or drugs for which no prescription is required\nand which are generally sold for internal or topical use in the cure,\nmitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in human beings.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 701; 2002, cc. 138, 529.","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}}