Code of Virginia - Title 3.1 Agriculture, Horticulture And Food - Section 3.1-884.21 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Powers of Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Service...

§ 3.1-884.21. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Powers of Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Service...

In order to accomplish the objective stated in § 3.1-884.19, the Commissioner may:

(1) Remove inspectors from any establishment that fails to destroy condemned products as required under subdivision 2 of § 3.1-884.20;

(2) Refuse to provide inspection service under this article with respect to any establishment for causes specified in § 401 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act or § 18 of the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act;

(3) Order labeling and containers to be withheld from use if he determines that the labeling is false or misleading or the containers are of a misleading size or form;

(4) Require that equines be slaughtered and prepared in establishments separate from establishments where other livestock are slaughtered or their products are prepared;

(5) Appoint and prescribe the duties of such inspectors and other personnel as he deems necessary for the efficient execution of the provisions of this article;

(6) Cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in administration of this article to effectuate the purposes stated in § 3.1-884.19; accept federal assistance for that purpose and spend public funds of this Commonwealth appropriated for administration of this article to pay fifty percent of the estimated total cost of the cooperative program;

(7) Recommend to the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States for appointment to the advisory committees provided for in the federal acts, such officials or employees of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as the Commissioner shall designate;

(8) Serve as the representative of the Governor for consultation with said Secretary under paragraph (c) of § 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and paragraph (c) of § 5 of the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act unless the Governor selects another representative;

(9) Exempt the operations of any person from inspection or other requirements of this article if and to the extent such operations would be exempt from the corresponding requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act if they were conducted in or for interstate commerce or if the Commonwealth was designated under the federal acts as one in which the federal requirements apply to intrastate commerce.

(1970, c. 290.)

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