                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL PENALTIES (§ 3.2-4126)

A. The Commissioner may, in accordance with the Administrative Process Act
(&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.), deny the application for a regulated hemp product
retail facility registration or suspend or revoke the regulated hemp product
retail facility registration of any person that violates a provision of this
article.

B. Any person that (i) offers for sale or sells at retail a regulated hemp
product without first obtaining a registration to do so from the Commissioner in
accordance with &#xA7; 3.2-4122, (ii) continues to offer for sale or sell at
retail a regulated hemp product after revocation or suspension of such
registration, (iii) offers for sale or sells at retail a substance intended for
human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that (a) contains a total
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that is greater than 0.3 percent or (b)
contains more than two milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package and
does not contain an amount of cannabidiol that is at least 25 times greater than
the amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package, (iv) offers for sale or
sells at retail a regulated hemp product in violation of &#xA7; 3.2-4123, or (v)
offers for sale or sells at retail a substance intended for human consumption,
orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing an
industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid without a regulated hemp product retail
facility registration is, in addition to any other penalties provided, subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each day a violation occurs. Such
penalty shall be collected by the Commissioner and the proceeds shall be payable
to the State Treasurer for remittance to the Department.

HISTORY: 2023, cc. 744, 794.