§ 3.2-6017 — Unlawful to possess anthrax or non-inactivated classical swine fever virus without permission; report; testing of biologicals for use in livestock or poultry; rules for biologicals

Virginia § 3.2-6017

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 3.2: AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD
• Subtitle V: DOMESTIC ANIMALS
• Ch. 60: LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
• Art. 1: CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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A. No person shall buy, sell or have in possession, or administer to livestock, or permit any other to administer to livestock, any product or biological preparation, commonly called vaccine, containing anthrax killed, live, or as a spore, or non-inactivated classical swine fever virus, without permission in writing from the State Veterinarian for each such purchase, sale, or administration. Any person permitted to administer any such product or biological preparation shall remit to the State Veterinarian a report within 10 days of such administration showing the kind, the amount, and the make or brand of the vaccine or virus used, when and from whom purchased, where, when, and by whom administered, including all persons assisting in the administration, together with a description of all animals to which administered, including the breed, age, and sex of each animal.

B. The State Veterinarian is authorized to examine and test any biological, commonly called vaccine, intended for use in livestock or poultry to determine if it is safe, pure, potent, or effective. The Board is authorized to adopt regulations providing for the limitation, prohibition, or use of any biological intended for use in livestock or poultry.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 3-592; 1962, c. 11; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-756; 1968, c. 49; 2008, c. 860.