Inspection, Slaughter, and Official Marks

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Inspection, Slaughter, and Official Marks.” 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 4 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 4 sections.

§ 3.2-5406	Meat inspection regulations
§ 3.2-5407	Prohibitions in general
§ 3.2-5408	Prohibitions against unauthorized use of any official marks
§ 3.2-5409	Prohibition against intrastate distribution of equine, livestock and poultry products