Virginia § 3.2-5119 - Transportation or storage under unsanitary conditions; penalty
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 3.2-5119 — Transportation or storage under unsanitary conditions; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3.2-5119. Transportation or storage under unsanitary conditions; penalty
A. It shall be unlawful for any person or any common carrier to permit unsanitary conditions to exist in the transportation or storage of an article of food intended for introduction into commerce, if the unsanitary conditions may contaminate the article of food.
B. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
C. The Commissioner is empowered to enter and inspect all stores, warehouses, and any and all means or places of transportation or storage of articles of food. Any person who hinders or obstructs the Commissioner in the discharge of the authority or duty imposed upon him by the provisions of this section, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
D. Whenever any article of food is transported or stored under unsanitary conditions, the proceedings for the enforcement of this section may be instituted and maintained in any county or city through which or in which such article of food has been or is so transported or stored under unsanitary conditions.
Code 1950, § 3-305; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-385; 2008, c. 860.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3.2-5119 ("Transportation or storage under unsanitary conditions; penalty") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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