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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357750</law_id><section_number>3.2-4312</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="5" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="III">Production and Sale of Agricultural Products</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="7" identifier="43">Grades, Marks, and Brands</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="2" identifier="2">Virginia Quality Label</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Agricultural and food product</span>&#x201D; means any horticultural, viticulture, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, other farm or garden product, fish or fishery product, and other foods.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Continuous official inspection</span>&#x201D; means that an employee or a licensed representative of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> or of the U.S. <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Agriculture, or employees of either, shall regularly and continuously examine the commodity as it is being packed.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 3-270; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-349; 2008, c. 860; 2020, c. 317.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
