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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56713</law_id><section_number>3.2-4812</section_number><catch_line>Prohibited acts</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Production and Sale of Agricultural Products</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="48">Commercial Feed</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> It is unlawful for a <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">guarantor</span> of <span class="dictionary">commercial feed</span> to: <a id="paragraph-207516" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4812/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> <span class="dictionary">Manufacture</span> or <span class="dictionary">distribute</span> any <span class="dictionary">commercial feed</span> that is adulterated or misbranded; <a id="paragraph-207517" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4812/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Adulterate or misbrand any <span class="dictionary">commercial feed</span>; <a id="paragraph-207518" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4812/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Remove or dispose of a <span class="dictionary">commercial feed</span> in violation of an <span class="dictionary">order</span> issued pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Detained commercial feeds" href="/3.2-4813/">3.2-4813</a>; <a id="paragraph-207519" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4812/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Fail to obtain a license in accordance with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Licensing of manufacturers and guarantors of commercial feed" href="/3.2-4803/">3.2-4803</a>; <a id="paragraph-207520" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4812/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Fail to register <span class="dictionary">medicated feed</span>, <span class="dictionary">small package commercial feed</span>, or <span class="dictionary">specialty pet food</span> in accordance with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Product registration required of commercial feed distributors" href="/3.2-4804/">3.2-4804</a>; <a id="paragraph-207521" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4812/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Obstruct or hinder the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> in the performance of his duties under this chapter or otherwise attempt to prevent the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> from performing these duties; or <a id="paragraph-207522" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4812/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Use metal of any kind, including any hook, snap, staple, or other fastener or device, to secure a package or attach any card, <span class="dictionary">label</span>, or ticket to a package containing feed. <a id="paragraph-207523" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4812/#A7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> It shall be unlawful for any person to <span class="dictionary">distribute</span> agricultural commodities within the Commonwealth including whole seeds, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls that, if such commodities were commercial feed, are adulterated within the meaning of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Adulteration" href="/3.2-4808/">3.2-4808</a>. <a id="paragraph-207524" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4812/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1994, c. 743, &#xA7; 3.1-828.12; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
