§ 3.2-4817. Violation of chapter; penalty
Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. 1994, c. 743, § 3.1-828.13; 2008, c. 860.
§ 3.2-4813. Detained commercial feeds
A. The Commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale, use, removal, or seizure order to the owner or custodian of any lot of commercial feed distributed in violation of this chapter. The Commissioner shall release for distribution the commercial feed held under a stop sale, use, removal, or seizure order when […]
§ 3.2-4814. Disposition of fees, assessments, and penalties
All licensing, registration and inspection fees, assessments and penalties under this chapter received by the Commissioner shall be paid into the Feed, Lime, Fertilizer, and Animal Remedies Fund, established in § 3.2-3617. The fund shall be used in carrying out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, to include inspection, sampling and other expenses; except […]
§ 3.2-4815. Commissioner’s actions; injunction
A. Nothing in this chapter shall require the Commissioner to: (i) report for prosecution; (ii) institute seizure proceedings; or (iii) issue a withdrawal from distribution order if a violation of this chapter is minor, or if the Commissioner believes the public interest will best be served by a suitable notice of warning in writing. B. […]
§ 3.2-4816. The Commissioner to cancel license and product registrations
The Commissioner shall cancel the commercial feed license and product registrations of any person who fails to comply with the chapter by: 1. Failing to file the tonnage report; 2. Falsifying information; 3. Making an inaccurate statement of tonnage distributed in Virginia during any reporting license year; 4. Making an inaccurate listing of medicated feed, […]
§ 3.2-4812. Prohibited acts
A. It is unlawful for a manufacturer or guarantor of commercial feed to: 1. Manufacture or distribute any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded; 2. Adulterate or misbrand any commercial feed; 3. Remove or dispose of a commercial feed in violation of an order issued pursuant to § 3.2-4813; 4. Fail to obtain a […]
§ 3.2-4802. Publications
The Commissioner may publish, in such forms as he may deem proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with such data on their production and use as he may consider appropriate. 1994, c. 743, § 3.1-828.16; 2008, c. 860.
§ 3.2-4803. Licensing of manufacturers and guarantors of commercial feed
A. Any person who manufactures a commercial feed or any guarantor shall, before: (i) distributing, selling, offering or exposing for sale in the Commonwealth any commercial feed; or (ii) supplying commercial feed to a contract feeder, obtain a license from the Commissioner. The person who manufactures or is the guarantor of such commercial feed shall […]
§ 3.2-4804. Product registration required of commercial feed distributors
A. Any person who distributes: (i) medicated feed; (ii) small package commercial feed; or (iii) specialty pet food shall register those commercial feeds with the Commissioner and pay to the Commissioner the registration fees specified in this section. It is unlawful for any person to distribute medicated feed, small package commercial feed, or specialty pet […]
§ 3.2-4805. Report and inspection fees
A. The reporting year for commercial feed tonnage shall be January 1 through December 31. The manufacturer or guarantor shall, by February 1 of the next ensuing year: (i) file the tonnage statement with the Commissioner; and (ii) pay to the Commissioner the inspection fee that shall not be less than $35 per year. B. […]