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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57892</law_id><section_number>3.2-5145.2:1</section_number><catch_line>Sellers or manufacturers of industrial hemp extract; penalties</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="5">Industrial Hemp Extract Intended for Human Consumption</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any person who manufactures, sells, or offers for sale an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> or <span class="dictionary">food</span> containing an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. <a id="paragraph-212081" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-5145.2_1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any person who (i) manufactures, sells, or offers for sale an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> or <span class="dictionary">food</span> containing an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> without first obtaining a permit to do so from the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Duties of Commissioner" href="/3.2-5100/">3.2-5100</a>, unless exempt from a permit pursuant to subdivision C 6 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Inspections required to operate food establishment" href="/3.2-5130/">3.2-5130</a>; (ii) continues to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> or <span class="dictionary">food</span> containing an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> after <span class="dictionary">revocation</span> or suspension of such permit; (iii) fails to disclose on a form prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> that he intends to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a substance intended to be consumed orally that contains an industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid; (iv) sells or offers for sale at retail a <span class="dictionary">food</span> that (a) contains a <span class="dictionary">total tetrahydrocannabinol</span> concentration that is greater than 0.3 percent or (b) contains more than two milligrams of <span class="dictionary">total tetrahydrocannabinol</span> per package and does not contain an amount of cannabidiol that is at least 25 times greater than the amount of <span class="dictionary">total tetrahydrocannabinol</span> per package; (v) manufactures, offers for sale, or sells in violation of this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter a substance intended to be consumed orally that is advertised or labeled as containing an industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid; or (vi) otherwise violates any provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, in addition to any other penalties provided, is subject to a civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> not to exceed $10,000 for each day a violation occurs. Such <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> shall be collected by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> and the proceeds shall be payable to the State Treasurer for remittance to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. <a id="paragraph-212082" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-5145.2_1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any person who (i) manufactures, sells, or offers for sale an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> or <span class="dictionary">food</span> containing an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> without first obtaining a permit to do so from the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Duties of Commissioner" href="/3.2-5100/">3.2-5100</a>, unless exempt from a permit pursuant to subdivision C 6 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Inspections required to operate food establishment" href="/3.2-5130/">3.2-5130</a>; (ii) continues to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> or <span class="dictionary">food</span> containing an <span class="dictionary">industrial hemp extract</span> after <span class="dictionary">revocation</span> or suspension of such permit; (iii) fails to disclose on a form prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> that he intends to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a substance intended to be consumed orally that contains an industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid; (iv) manufactures, offers for sale, or sells in violation of this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter a substance intended to be consumed orally that is advertised or labeled as containing an industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid; or (v) otherwise violates any provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, in addition to any other penalties provided, is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. Each day in which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate <span class="dictionary">offense</span>. <a id="paragraph-212083" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-5145.2_1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may, in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Short title; purpose" href="/2.2-4000/">2.2-4000</a> et seq.), deny, suspend, or revoke a permit issued pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Duties of Commissioner" href="/3.2-5100/">3.2-5100</a> if the permitted entity is found to have violated subdivision A 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, or 74 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Prohibited practices" href="/59.1-200/">59.1-200</a> by a <span class="dictionary">court</span> of competent <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>. <a id="paragraph-212084" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-5145.2_1/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> This section shall not apply to products that are (i) approved for marketing by the U.S. <span class="dictionary">Food</span> and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Citation" href="/54.1-3400/">54.1-3400</a> et seq.) or (ii) dispensed pursuant to Article 4.2 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Repealed" href="/54.1-3442.5/">54.1-3442.5</a> et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1. <a id="paragraph-212085" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-5145.2_1/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 2; 2023, cc. 744, 794.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
