                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MANUFACTURERS AND CONTRACT TESTING FACILITIES REQUIRED TO USE ALTERNATIVE TEST
METHODS WHEN AVAILABLE (§ 3.2-6592)

A. No manufacturer or contract testing facility shall use an animal test method
when an alternative test method is available.

B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of a test method that does not
use animals.

C. This section shall not apply to any manufacturer or contract test facility
using an animal test method for the purpose of medical research related to the
causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, or prevention of physical or mental
diseases and impairments of humans and animals, or related to the development of
devices or drugs, as those terms are defined in 21 U.S.C. &#xA7; 321, biomedical
products, or any other products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, except for any product regulated under Subchapter VI of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. &#xA7; 301 et seq.). Such
medical research does not include the testing of an ingredient that (i) was
formerly used in a drug; (ii) was tested for use in a drug using commonly
accepted animal testing methods to characterize the ingredient and to
substantiate its safety for human use; and (iii) is proposed for use in a
product other than a biomedical product, medical device, or drug.

HISTORY: 2018, c. 672.