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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56188</law_id><section_number>3.2-5115</section_number><catch_line>Animals</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="IV">Food and Drink; Weights and Measures</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="51">Food and Drink</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Sanitary Requirements</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No animal shall be permitted in any area used for the manufacture or storage of food products. A guard or guide animal may be allowed in some areas if the presence of the animal is unlikely to result in contamination of food, food contact surfaces, or food packaging <span class="dictionary">materials</span>. Additionally, a dog may be allowed within a designated area inside or on the premises of, except in any area used for the manufacture of food products, a distillery, winery, farm winery, brewery, or limited brewery licensed pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Manufacturer licenses" href="/4.1-206.1/">4.1-206.1</a>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 3-297; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-376; 1997, c. 122; 2008, c. 860; 2018, c. 819; 2020, cc. 1113, 1114.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
