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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66847</law_id><section_number>18.2-54.2</section_number><catch_line>Adulteration of food, drink, drugs, cosmetics, etc.; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>16.1-269.1</reference><reference>17.1-805</reference><reference>19.2-268.3</reference><reference>19.2-392.02</reference><reference>4.1-225</reference><reference>53.1-202.3</reference><reference>53.1-40.02</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="4">Crimes Against the Person</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Assaults and Bodily Woundings</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person who adulterates or causes to be adulterated any food, drink, prescription or over-the-counter medicine, cosmetic or other substance with the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to kill or injure any individual who ingests, inhales or uses such substance shall be guilty of a Class 3 <span class="dictionary">felony</span>.</p></section></text><history>1983, c. 129.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
