§16-7-4. Penalty for Adulterating Food or Drugs, or for Manufacturing or Selling Adulterated Food or Drugs
Whoever, by himself or his agents, knowingly adulterates or causes to be adulterated any article of food or drug, or knowingly manufactures for sale, offers for sale, or sells, within this state, any article of food or drug which is adulterated within the meaning of this article, without making the same known to the buyer, […]
§16-7-5. Regulations by State Bureau for Public Health as to Milk and Milk Products
The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health shall adopt regulations to provide clean and safe milk and fresh milk products and, when promulgated, these regulations shall be the minimum requirements to be enforced by local health authorities throughout the state: Provided, That except in any case where the milk or milk product involved creates, or […]
§16-7-6. Killing Young Calves for Purpose of Sale
Whoever, by himself or his agents, kills, for the purpose of sale, any calf less than four weeks old, or sells, or has in his possession with the intent to sell, the meat of any calf which he knows to have been killed when less than four weeks old, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, […]
§16-7-7. Selling, etc., of Meat or Shellfish Containing Preservatives; Penalties
If any person shall sell, ship, consign, offer for sale, expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, as fresh, any meat, poultry, game, or shellfish which contains any substance, article or ingredient possessing a preservative character or action, or which contains any coal- tar dye, or any other substance or ingredient […]
§16-7-8. Resale of Certain Food, Drug, and Medical Devices Prohibited; Definitions; Source Documentation Required; Confiscation of Food, Drugs or Medical Devices; Penalty and Exceptions; Rules
(a) The Legislature finds that food manufactured and packaged for sale for consumption by a child under the age of two and nonprescription drugs sold by transient vendors at places such as flea markets and swap meets, where the sources of the food and nonprescription drugs are unknown, may be adulterated and thus constitute a […]
§16-7-9. Enforcement; Disposition of Penalties
The State department of health shall be charged with the enforcement of all the provisions of this act and all penalties which may be recovered shall be paid to the treasurer of the State of West Virginia general fund.
§16-7-10. Adulterated Articles to Be Forfeited and Destroyed
All articles adulterated in violation of the provisions of this act shall be forfeited by the owner and destroyed by the state department of health.
§16-7-11. Effect of Repeal on Pending Actions
The repeal of inconsistent acts shall in no way interfere with or prevent the prosecution to final termination of any action or prosecution now pending, or which may hereafter be commenced for any violation of said act which has already been committed.
§16-7-2. What Constitutes Adulteration
Any drug or article of food shall be deemed to be adulterated within the meaning of this article: (a) In the case of drugs: (1) If, when sold under or by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia official at that time, it differs from the standard of strength, quality or purity laid down […]
§16-7-3. Inspection and Analysis of Foods and Drugs; Certificate of Result as Prima Facie Evidence in Prosecution
Whenever the director of health, the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy, or any county or municipal health officer has reason to believe that any food or drug manufactured for sale, offered for sale, or sold within this state, is adulterated, such director or Board of Pharmacy, by its authorized agents, or such county or municipal […]