Virginia § 3.2-6012 Duty of operators of stockyards and poultry slaughter facilities

Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-6012 — Duty of operators of stockyards and poultry slaughter facilities

Virginia § 3.2-6012

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 3.2AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD

Subtitle VDOMESTIC ANIMALS

Ch. 60LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Art. 1CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-6012 (2026).

Text

Any person who operates a stockyard, poultry slaughter facility, or any other premises where livestock or poultry are repeatedly assembled:

(i)shall maintain such premises in a sanitary condition as directed by the State Veterinarian;

(ii)shall obey all orders or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter as to handling livestock or poultry that may be affected with contagious or infectious disease, or that have been exposed to contagious or infectious disease; and (iii) shall clean and disinfect such premises or vehicles used in connection therewith, or any part thereof, when ordered to do so by the State Veterinarian or his representative.

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Any person who operates a stockyard, poultry slaughter facility, or any other premises where livestock or poultry are repeatedly assembled: (i) shall maintain such premises in a sanitary condition as directed by the State Veterinarian; (ii) shall obey all orders or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter as to handling livestock or poultry that may be affected with contagious or infectious disease, or that have been exposed to contagious or infectious disease; and (iii) shall clean and disinfect such premises or vehicles used in connection therewith, or any part thereof, when ordered to do so by the State Veterinarian or his representative.