Virginia § 3.2-5134 Condemnation of unsafe food by Commissioner

Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-5134 — Condemnation of unsafe food by Commissioner

Virginia § 3.2-5134

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 3.2AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD

Subtitle IVFOOD AND DRINK; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Ch. 51FOOD AND DRINK

Art. 4SEIZURES, PROSECUTIONS, PENALTIES, AND ENFORCEMENT

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Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-5134 (2026).

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If the Commissioner finds in any room, building, vehicle of transportation, or other structure, any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable articles of food, which are unsound or contain any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance, or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe, then the articles of food shall be declared to be a nuisance, and the Commissioner shall condemn or destroy the unsafe articles of food or render the unsafe articles of food to be unsalable as human food.

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If the Commissioner finds in any room, building, vehicle of transportation, or other structure, any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable articles of food, which are unsound or contain any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance, or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe, then the articles of food shall be declared to be a nuisance, and the Commissioner shall condemn or destroy the unsafe articles of food or render the unsafe articles of food to be unsalable as human food.