                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 32.1-239)

As used in this article the following definitions shall apply:
		&#8220;Commercial establishment&#8221; means any commercial or industrial
establishment, mill, factory, plant, refinery and any other works in which any
chemical substance is manufactured or used as a raw material, catalyst, final
product or process solvent for such; however, this term shall not be construed
in the administration of this act to include normal farming and timbering
activities.
		&#8220;Manufacturing&#8221; means producing, formulating, packaging or
diluting any substance for commercial sale or resale.
		&#8220;Person&#8221; includes, in addition to the entities enumerated in §
32.1-3, the Commonwealth and any of its political subdivisions.
		&#8220;Toxic substance&#8221; means any substance, including any raw
materials, intermediate products, catalysts, final products, or by-products of
any manufacturing operation conducted in a commercial establishment, that has
the capacity, through its physical, chemical or biological properties, to pose a
substantial risk of death or impairment either immediately or over time, to the
normal functions of humans, aquatic organisms, or any other animal.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 32-430; 1976, c. 627; 1977, c. 471; 1979, c. 711; 1984,
c. 433; 1992, c. 203; 2020, c. 1271.