                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT TO COOPERATE WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (§ 3.2-5403)

The Department shall cooperate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in
administration of this chapter to provide for meat and poultry products
inspection programs. These programs will impose and enforce requirements with
respect to intrastate operations and commerce that are at least equal to those
imposed and enforced under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Federal
Poultry Products Inspection Act with respect to operations and transactions in
interstate commerce; and the Commissioner is directed to administer this chapter
so as to accomplish this purpose.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 290, § 3.1-884.19; 2008, c. 860.