Virginia Code 3.2-4807: Misbranding
A. It is unlawful for any person who is a manufacturer or guarantor of commercial feed to distribute a commercial feed if:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 3.2-4807
- Board: means the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Virginia Code 3.2-100
- Commercial feed: means any materials or combination of materials that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed for animals, or for mixing in feed. See Virginia Code 3.2-4800
- Distribute: means to: (i) offer or expose for sale, sell, warehouse, exchange, or barter commercial feed; or (ii) supply, furnish, or otherwise provide commercial feed to a contract feeder. See Virginia Code 3.2-4800
- Feed ingredient: means each of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed. See Virginia Code 3.2-4800
- Label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon, or affixed to, the container in which a commercial feed is distributed, or on the invoice or delivery slip with which a bulk commercial feed, or customer-formula feed, is distributed. See Virginia Code 3.2-4800
- Labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter: (i) upon a commercial feed or any of its containers or wrapper; or (ii) accompanying such commercial feed. See Virginia Code 3.2-4800
- Manufacturer: means any person who manufactures commercial feed. See Virginia Code 3.2-4800
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
1. The labeling of the commercial feed is false or misleading in any particular;
2. The commercial feed is distributed under the name of another commercial feed;
3. The commercial feed is labeled in any manner other than as required in § 3.2-4806;
4. The commercial feed purports to be, or is represented as, a commercial feed, or if it purports to contain, or is represented as containing, a commercial feed ingredient, unless such commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to the definition, if any, prescribed by regulation by the Board; or
5. Any word, statement, or other information required by, or under authority of, this chapter to appear on the label or labeling of the commercial feed is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness, (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling) and in such terms, so that the purchaser or user is likely to read and understand the label under customary condition of purchase and use.
B. The violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed to be misbranding.