General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 54 “Slaughterhouses, Meat, and Dressed Poultry”, which is part of Subtitle IV “Food and Drink; Weights and Measures”, which is part of Title 3.2 “Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food”. It contains 6 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 6 sections.

§ 3.2-5400	Definitions
§ 3.2-5401	Adulterated livestock product or poultry product
§ 3.2-5402	Misbranded livestock product or poultry product
§ 3.2-5403	Department to cooperate with U.S. Department of Agriculture
§ 3.2-5404	Duties of the Board
§ 3.2-5405	Powers of Commissioner