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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-10 - Definitions

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"Accredited veterinarian" means a licensed veterinarian
				  approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the State
				  Veterinarian to perform functions required by cooperative state-federal disease
				  control and eradication programs.
"Approved laboratory" means a laboratory approved by USDA or
				  the State Veterinarian to conduct official brucellosis, tuberculosis and
				  pseudorabies tests.
"Brucellosis" means the contagious disease of livestock and
				  other animals caused by the bacteria of the genus Brucella, also known as
				  Bang's Disease.
"Brucellosis test" means any official test for the diagnosis
				  of brucellosis approved by USDA and conducted in an approved laboratory.
"Certificate of veterinary inspection" means a written
				  record of an animal's health status meeting the requirements of this chapter,
				  executed on a form approved by the chief animal health official of an animal's
				  state of origin.
"Pseudorabies" means the contagious, infectious, and
				  communicable viral disease of livestock and other animals, also known as
				  Aujeszky's disease, mad itch, or infectious bulbar paralysis.
"Pseudorabies test" means any official test for the
				  diagnosis of pseudorabies approved by USDA conducted in an approved
				  laboratory.
"Shooting enclosure" means a fenced area open commercially
				  to the public where animals are held for the purpose of being shot.
"Tuberculin test" means any official test for the diagnosis
				  of tuberculosis approved by USDA and performed by accredited veterinarians and
				  approved laboratories.
"Tuberculosis" means the infectious disease caused by the
				  pathogenic acid-fast bacilli Mycobacterium bovis.
Statutory Authority: §
											3.2-6039 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-20 - General provisions

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A. Persons holding
				animals listed in subsection G of this section in Virginia for the purpose of
				recreational shooting must make application for and obtain an annual shooting
				enclosure license from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
				Services (VDACS). A topographic map showing the boundaries of the fenced
				shooting enclosure and a contingency plan that they are capable of executing,
				specifying how they will eradicate and control any disease outbreak or recover
				escaped animals must accompany the application for a license.
B. Applicants must state on the application
				that the shooting enclosure complies with all county and city ordinances and
				statutes.
C. No license shall be
				issued without prior inspection and approval from a representative of VDACS.
				The applicant must contact the regional veterinary supervisor in the respective
				region to schedule an appointment for the inspection.
D. A one-time application fee plus an annual
				license fee as set forth in § 3.2-6038 of the Code of Virginia will be
				required of each licensee.
E.
				Operators of a shooting enclosure shall be liable for all costs incurred by any
				person, city, county, the Commonwealth of Virginia or federal government,
				resulting from escape of animals or disease eradication or control efforts
				resulting from animals confined to or escaped from the shooting
				enclosure.
F. Operators of shooting
				enclosures must notify VDACS Regional Veterinary Supervisor within 24 hours of
				first discovering a diseased, dead, or escaped animal; and the carcass must be
				submitted to the nearest VDACS regional laboratory for necropsy.
G. Animals allowed under a shooting enclosure
				permit are restricted to the following:
1.
				Goats: Ibex (Capra ibex), Iranian Ibex (C. hircus), Angora (C.
				hircus);
2. Sheep: Four-horned or
				Jacob's (Ovis aries), Black Hawaiian (O. musimon), Corsican (O. corsican),
				Merino (O. aries), Mouflon (O. musimon); and
3. Swine: Swine (Sus scrofa).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-30 - Weapons

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Weapons used to take animals on shooting enclosures shall
				  comply with ordinances of the county in which the shooting enclosure is
				  located.
Statutory Authority: §
											3.2-6039 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-40 - Inspection requirements relating to shooting enclosures

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A. Operators of
				shooting enclosures must allow inspection of their facilities, animals, and
				records by the State Veterinarian or his designated representative at any
				reasonable time.
B. Upon observing
				or having reason to believe that shooting enclosure animals are diseased or
				have been exposed to an infectious disease, the State Veterinarian or his
				designated representative may require inspection of the affected animals by an
				accredited veterinarian licensed in Virginia. Such inspections will be at the
				licensee's expense. A report by said veterinarian, regarding health and welfare
				of animals inspected under this provision, will be submitted to the State
				Veterinarian's office.
Statutory Authority: §
											3.2-6039 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-50 - Fencing

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The shooting enclosure shall be enclosed with a fence around
				  the entire perimeter of the facility. The fence shall be maintained in good
				  condition at all times and be so constructed to prevent the escape of animals
				  being held inside the enclosure.
Statutory Authority: §
											3.2-6039 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-60 - Shelter and humane care

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A. The shooting
				enclosure operator shall provide adequate shelter for all animals within the
				facility so as to provide protection from sunlight and inclement weather. The
				shelter provided may be artificial or natural, and shall cover at least 15% of
				the surface acreage of the enclosure.
B. Each animal within the enclosure shall be
				provided at all times with adequate food and water, in sufficient quantity and
				quality, so as to maintain good health.
Statutory Authority: §
											3.2-6039 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-70 - Health requirements

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A. The animals
				shipped to a shooting enclosure must be accompanied by a certificate of
				veterinary inspection which shall:
1. Be
				issued by (i) an accredited veterinarian; (ii) a veterinarian in the employ of
				the Veterinary Services Division, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
				USDA; or (iii) other veterinarian approved by the State Veterinarian;
2. Contain (i) the name and complete address
				of the consignor; (ii) the name and complete address of the consignee; (iii)
				the complete address of the animal's destination; (iv) the results of every
				veterinary-medical test and every observation as to the animal's health
				required by this chapter of the animal to be shipped, the date the test was
				performed and results of the test; and
3. Be attached to the shipment's waybill or
				be in the possession of the person carrying the animal.
The licensee is responsible for keeping certificates of
				  veterinary inspection, records of dates and types of disease testing, cause of
				  death, and disposition for each animal. Records will be identified by animal
				  ear or belly tag number. All records shall be retained for the period of
				  ownership of the animal and for three years after disposition.
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, no certificate of
				  veterinary inspection shall have effect more than 30 days after it is issued.
				  No person may use an expired certificate of veterinary inspection to ship an
				  animal.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-80 - Shooting enclosure operations

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A. All shooting
				enclosures must have adequate capture and holding facilities suitable for
				handling and restraining the species on site.
B. All shooting enclosures must dispose of
				carcasses and offal resulting from the normal operation of the preserve in
				accordance with state and local ordinances. Carcasses and offal cannot be used
				as feed or feed supplements for animals held by the enclosure.
C. In cases of disease outbreaks, testing,
				depopulation, cleaning and disinfecting costs associated with the disease
				eradication will be borne by the shooting enclosure operator.
Statutory Authority: §
											3.2-6039 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-90 - Common carriers; trucks

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Any person who is a common carrier or who owns any
				  conveyance carrying any animal governed by this chapter shall keep the vehicle
				  in a sanitary condition and shall, when required by the State Veterinarian or
				  his designated representative, clean and disinfect his vehicle as
				  required.
Statutory Authority: §
											3.2-6039 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-100 - Health requirements of animals to be held

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A. Sheep. No
				shooting enclosure may receive any sheep unless the sheep originates directly
				from a state officially designated scabies-free by the United States Department
				of Agriculture and has been tested negative to malignant catarrhal fever test
				(wildebeest type) conducted in a state or federal laboratory within 30 days
				prior to entering the Commonwealth.
B. Goats. No shooting enclosure may receive
				any goat unless the goat:
1. Originates
				directly from a herd in which all goats were negative to a tuberculin test no
				more than 12 months before the goat enters the Commonwealth, or is individually
				tested and found negative to a tuberculin test no more than 30 days prior to
				entering the Commonwealth;
2.
				Originates directly from a herd in which all goats were negative to a
				brucellosis test within 12 months prior to the goat's entering the
				Commonwealth, or is individually tested and found negative to a brucellosis
				test within 30 days prior to entering the Commonwealth; and
3. The goat is free of clinical signs of
				caseous lymphadenitis. "Clinical signs," with reference to caseous
				lymphadenitis, means abscesses of the lymph nodes, whether draining or
				not.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 205 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SHOOTING ENCLOSURES › Section 2VAC5-205-110 - Suspension or revocation of license

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The department may revoke or suspend a license for failure
				  to comply with provisions of the license or this chapter.
Statutory Authority: §
											3.2-6039 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 206 - REGULATION FOR SCRAPIE ERADICATION › Section 2VAC5-206-30 - Importation of sheep and goats into Virginia

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No sheep or goat may be imported into Virginia that does not
				  originate from a consistent state, unless originating from a flock enrolled in
				  the complete monitored or export monitored category of the USDA Scrapie Flock
				  Certification Program (SFCP). All sheep or goats imported into the Commonwealth
				  of Virginia must be identified by official USDA tag, legible official registry
				  tattoo if accompanied by a registration certificate, or other approved device
				  that contains a premises identification issued by the state of origin in
				  combination with a unique animal number. No sheep or goat that is infected with
				  scrapie, is showing clinical signs of scrapie, or that is a high-risk animal
				  may be moved into Virginia except by permit when authorized by the State
				  Veterinarian for destruction, research or in the case of high-risk animals
				  immediate slaughter.
Except as stated below, all sheep and goats imported into
				  Virginia must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
				  (CVI).
No CVI is required for animals going directly to slaughter or
				  to a terminal (feedlot).
Animals entering Virginia from a state contiguous with
				  Virginia without change in ownership or management and as a part of normal
				  operating procedures may do so without a CVI.
The CVI for all sheep or goats imported into Virginia shall
				  contain official USDA identification numbers for each animal.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002 and 3.2-6004 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 206 - REGULATION FOR SCRAPIE ERADICATION › Section 2VAC5-206-40 - Exhibition of sheep and goats

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No sheep or goat may be imported into Virginia that does not
				  originate from a consistent state, unless enrolled in the USDA Scrapie Flock
				  Certification Program (SFCP). All sheep or goats imported into the Commonwealth
				  of Virginia must be officially identified except for those exempted in this
				  regulation. No test-positive, high-risk, suspect, or exposed animal or any
				  offspring of such an animal may be moved into Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002 and 3.2-6004 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 210 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINNING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION UNDER THE VIRGINIA MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS ACT › Part I - Adoption by Reference › Section 2VAC5-210-10 - Adoption by reference

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The rules and regulations governing the meat and poultry
					 inspection of the U.S. Department of Agriculture specified in this part, as
					 contained in Title 9, Chapter III, Subchapters A and E of the Code of Federal
					 Regulations, as it exists and has been published in the January 1, 2021, update
					 with amendments and with administrative changes therein as needed to make them
					 appropriate and applicable to intrastate operations and transactions subject to
					 the Virginia Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Act, are hereby adopted by
					 reference.
Statutory Authority: §
												3.2-5406
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 210 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINNING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION UNDER THE VIRGINIA MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS ACT › Part I - Adoption by Reference › Section 2VAC5-210-20 - Definitions

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The following words and terms when used in this part shall
					 have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
"Act" means the Virginia Meat and Poultry Products
					 Inspection Act (§ 3.2-5400 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
"Administrator" means the Director of the Division of
					 Animal and Food Industry Services, or any other officer or employee of the
					 department to whom authority has heretofore been delegated or may hereafter be
					 delegated to act in his stead.
"Commerce" means commerce within the Commonwealth of
					 Virginia.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of Agriculture
					 and Consumer Services.
"Federal" means "Virginia."
"Federally inspected and passed" means Virginia inspected
					 and passed.
"Interstate" means intrastate.
"Program" means the Office of Meat and Poultry Services,
					 Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
"Secretary" means the Commissioner of Agriculture and
					 Consumer Services.
"Food Safety Inspection Service" means the Virginia meat
					 and poultry inspection program.
"United States" or "U.S." means "Virginia."
"U.S. Brands and Legends" means "Virginia Brands and
					 Legends."
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5406 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 210 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINNING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION UNDER THE VIRGINIA MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS ACT › Part I - Adoption by Reference › Section 2VAC5-210-40 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 210 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINNING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION UNDER THE VIRGINIA MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS ACT › Part I - Adoption by Reference › Section 2VAC5-210-41 - Regulatory requirements

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A.
				  Effective January 6, 2014, the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture
				  and Consumer Services hereby adopts the following provision of Title 9, Chapter
				  III, Subchapter E of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Part 412. Label approval.
B. The Commissioner of the Department of
				  Agriculture and Consumer Services hereby adopts the following provisions of
				  Title 9, Chapter III, Subchapter E of the Code of Federal Regulations as
				  described in
				  2VAC5-210-10:
Subchapter E. Regulatory requirements under the federal
					 Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act.
Part 416. Sanitation.
Part 417. Hazard analysis and critical control point
					 (HACCP) systems.
Part 418. Recalls.
Part 424. Preparation and processing operations.
Part 430. Requirements for specific classes of
					 product.
Part 441. Consumer protection standards: raw
					 products.
Part 442. Quantity of contents labeling and procedures and
					 requirements for accurate weights.
Part 500. Rules of practice.
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-5406 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 210 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINNING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION UNDER THE VIRGINIA MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS ACT › Part I - Adoption by Reference › Section 2VAC5-210-50 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 210 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINNING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION UNDER THE VIRGINIA MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS ACT › Part II - Fees and Charges › Section 2VAC5-210-60 - Hourly charge

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In setting the hourly charge to be made by the Virginia
					 Office of Meat and Poultry Inspection Services, the Department of Agriculture
					 and Consumer Services may charge for voluntary, overtime, and holiday
					 inspection, and administrative costs associated therewith. The amount charged
					 will be sufficient to pay:
(i) the
				  salaries and benefits of inspection personnel providing voluntary, overtime,
				  and holiday inspection services; and
(ii) that portion of the salaries and
				  benefits of any other employee or employees attributable to administrative
				  services associated with voluntary, overtime, or holiday inspection.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5406 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 210 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINNING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION UNDER THE VIRGINIA MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS ACT › Part II - Fees and Charges › Section 2VAC5-210-70 - Mileage rate

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In setting the mileage rate, the Department of Agriculture
					 and Consumer Services may charge a rate not to exceed that authorized by the
					 Commonwealth of Virginia State Travel Regulations.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5406 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 210 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINNING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION UNDER THE VIRGINIA MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS ACT › Part II - Fees and Charges › Section 2VAC5-210-80 - Lodging rates

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In setting lodging rates, the Department of Agriculture
					 and Consumer Services may charge a rate not to exceed that authorized by the
					 Commonwealth of Virginia State Travel Regulations.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5406 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 210 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINNING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION UNDER THE VIRGINIA MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTIONS ACT › Part II - Fees and Charges › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-210)

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Application
					 for Red Meat Permit of Exemption Under the Virginia Meat and Poultry Products
					 Inspection Act, VDACS-03072 (rev. 2/2017)
Application
					 for State Meat and Poultry Inspection, VDACS-03090 (rev. 2/2017)
Application
					 for Registration of Poultry Exemption Under the Virginia Meat and Poultry
					 Products Inspection Act, VDACS-03072A (rev. 2/2017)
Establishment
					 Hours of Operation, VDACS-03091 (eff. 2/2007)
Application/Approval
					 for Voluntary Reimbursable Inspection Service, VDACS-03140 (rev.
					 2/2017)
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-10 - Program purpose

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The Virginia Horse Breeder Incentive Program is designed to
				  encourage, expand, and develop the breeding of horses in Virginia. This program
				  is administered by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
				  with the assistance of horse organizations in the
				  Commonwealth.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-106 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-20 - Limitations on the use of public (General Fund) money

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Financial awards to breeders shall be distributed only to
				  the extent that public funds made available to the department for the program
				  are matched dollar for dollar by private funds. At no time shall private money
				  be collected or otherwise controlled or administered by the department, nor
				  shall public matching money be awarded directly to any horse organization.
				  Public matching money from the General Fund shall be awarded directly only to
				  the owner or breeder of a qualifying animal.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-106 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-30 - Statewide equine organization (SEO) acceptance criteria

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The term "statewide equine organization" or "SEO" may be
				  assigned only to organizations meeting all of the following criteria:
1. Where applicable, the organization must be
				accepted by the breed's or breeds' national registry as the single entity
				responsible for the total breed's promotion and organization in
				Virginia.
2. The organization must
				be the only or the largest organization (in terms of membership) conducting the
				breed's or breeds' affairs or promotion within Virginia.
3. The organization must be open to all
				breeders in Virginia meeting basic requirements for membership. These
				requirements must follow the normal requirements for membership in a horse
				oriented trade or educational organization, and must not discriminate on the
				basis of age, sex, religion, or national origin.
4. The organization must be based in Virginia
				and be predominantly composed of members who are actively engaged in the
				breeding, use, or promotion of a specific breed or breeds in
				Virginia.
5. The organization must
				be registered with the State Corporation Commission of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-106 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-40 - Procedures for acceptance of SEOs' corresponding programs into the Virginia Horse Breeder Incentive Program (VHBIP)

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A. Initial application. The SEO must submit
				its proposed qualifying private breeder incentive program to the department at
				least three months prior to the beginning of the fiscal year for which
				acceptance is requested. The SEO will be notified of acceptance or rejection
				within 30 days of receipt. The proposed qualifying private breeder incentive
				program must include:
1. Documentation of the
				organization's qualifications as a SEO according to the requirements specified
				by 2VAC5-220-30.
2. A copy of its proposed qualifying private
				breeder incentive program, including all particulars regarding administrative
				and reporting capabilities and responsibilities, nomination procedure, fee
				schedule, type of event (where applicable), and participation and financial
				distribution estimates.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-50 - Responsibilities of SEOs accepted into the program

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A. After acceptance into the program, the SEO
				must furnish full records of all private money distributed through its deciding
				events including derivations of this money (whether nomination fees or added
				money). The SEO must furnish complete information including the horses' names,
				events or divisions of events for which private money was received, date of the
				events, the name, complete address, and telephone number of the person
				receiving the private money, whether the person is the owner, or breeder or
				both, date of distribution of private money, documentation of person's
				eligibility to receive money under the requirements and guidelines of the state
				program, and documentation of the winning horse's eligibility for inclusion in
				the event.
B. The SEO must furnish
				an audit report prepared by a licensed CPA of the appropriate event if so
				required by the department.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-106 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-60 - Horse eligibility

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To be acceptable under this program, and to be labeled
				  "Virginia bred," the horse must have been foaled in Virginia. The location of
				  stallion and mare at time of conception does not alter this requirement. SEO's,
				  at their discretion, may require residency of the mare or stallion in Virginia,
				  or any additional criteria subject to approval by the
				  department.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-106 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-70 - SEO payee determination

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The appropriate SEO (according to the normal operating
				  business procedure of its breed group) must define who is to receive the
				  private financial award and, thus, any available public matching money.
For purposes of distribution of public matching funds, one of
				  the following definitions must be adopted by the SEO and be so stated in its
				  application for acceptance into the program:
1. The recipient of matching public money
				will be the legal owner (regardless of whether the breeder of record) of the
				animal at the time of the animal's competition win. This competition win must
				be in a futurity, show, or race included in the program of the individual
				SEO.
2. The recipient of matching
				public money will be the breeder of record (as duly recorded with the
				appropriate state or national breed association) regardless of ownership at the
				time of the deciding competition.
3. At no time may public matching money be
				awarded to any person not receiving the private financial reward from the SEO.
				Public money will only be awarded on a matching basis to private money awarded
				to individuals by the SEO.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-106 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-80 - Recipient eligibility

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To be eligible to receive any public money, the proposed
				  recipient must be "actively engaged in the breeding of horses in Virginia." To
				  qualify as one "actively engaged in the breeding of horses in Virginia," the
				  person must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
1. The person (regardless of legal residence)
				must have stood a stallion for one complete breeding season in Virginia during
				the previous three years.
2. The
				person (regardless of legal residence) must have owned a mare or mares which
				were either bred in Virginia or stabled in Virginia for one year during the
				previous three years.
3. If a
				Virginia resident, the person must demonstrate (either through ownership of
				breeding stock or horses accepted in this program) activity in the Virginia
				horse breeding industry.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-106 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-90 - Operating period

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The Virginia Horse Breeder Incentive Program shall operate
				  on the same fiscal year as the Commonwealth of Virginia, extending from July 1
				  of one year through June 30 of the next year.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-106 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-100 - Distribution of public money

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A.
				General requirements.
1. Matching money
				policy. Any public money available to the department for use in the VHBIP shall
				be distributed only to qualifying persons receiving funds from their private
				sector SEO program. Any public matching money shall be distributed to
				qualifying persons on not more than a one-to-one, or dollar for dollar basis
				with money received from the private sector programs.
2. Maximum individual receipt. During any
				calendar year, no one person shall receive more than 10% of the total public
				money available, regardless of membership in more than one SEO or any other
				factor.
3. Maximum ratio for
				matching. So long as the total private contribution does not exceed the total
				public money available during any one fiscal year, persons qualifying shall
				receive the public matching money on a one-to-one basis with money received
				from the appropriate SEO.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 220 - VIRGINIA HORSE BREEDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 2VAC5-220-110 - Payment period

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The department shall make the decision on distribution of
				  any public money available between June 1 and June 30, inclusive, of the fiscal
				  year during which a recipient's horse qualified and was entered in a private
				  corresponding program.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-106 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 230 - RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) APPLES › Section 2VAC5-230-10 - Requirements for controlled atmosphere (CA) storage of apples

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Apples shall not be identified as being from controlled
				  atmosphere (CA) storage unless the following requirements have been met, as
				  proven by inspection and certification by the Commissioner of Agriculture and
				  Consumer Services.
1. The time limit
				between the harvest of a lot or sublot of apples to be identified as Controlled
				Atmosphere and the sealing of the CA room in which they are stored shall not
				exceed 30 days, provided that the fruit has been held under normal
				refrigeration during this period.
2. Following the initial sealing of the CA
				storage room, total accumulation of not more than 20 days shall be allowed in
				which the atmosphere exceeds 5.0% oxygen.
3. The period of storage in a sealed room
				with not more than 5.0% oxygen shall be a minimum of 90 days (except in the
				case of the Jonathan variety, which may be removed after a minimum period of 60
				days). The maximum period of storage in a sealed room shall be 10 months, but
				in no case shall the apples be kept later than August first of the year
				following the harvest.
4. The fruit
				temperature in the CA storage room shall be maintained without significant
				deviation in the range of temperature normal for the variety.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-4601 and 3.2-4605 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 230 - RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) APPLES › Section 2VAC5-230-20 - Daily records

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The registered owner or operator of a controlled atmosphere
				  storage shall maintain, and make available for examination by the commissioner,
				  an accurate daily record for each room showing its utilized capacity, date and
				  time of test or reading, percentage of oxygen, percentage of carbon dioxide,
				  temperature, and relative humidity. The record shall begin on the date the
				  filling of the room begins and shall show the daily cumulative quantity of fill
				  by variety and lot identification, and the dates of sealing and opening. Any
				  deviation from the required atmospheric conditions, including entry and
				  resealing, shall be recorded.
The owner or operator shall submit a written report to the
				  commissioner within 30 days after the room is filled, showing the quantity, the
				  lot or sublot identity of the apples, and the date of sealing. If any apples
				  other than samples are removed prior to the expiration of the minimum holding
				  period or final opening, he shall notify the commissioner in writing within
				  three days, stating the quantity and identity of apples
				  removed.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-4601 and 3.2-4605 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 230 - RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) APPLES › Section 2VAC5-230-30 - Requirements for selling (CA) apples

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Any person selling (or placing in transit for first shipment
				  or delivery) any apples identified as being from controlled atmosphere shall
				  provide an invoice which shows the assigned identification number and the
				  original certificate number, as required by § 3.2-4608 of the Code of
				  Virginia. Enforcement officials may investigate and examine records and
				  invoices relating to any transactions in connection with this chapter in order
				  to confirm that apples have met these requirements.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4601 and 3.2-4605 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 230 - RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) APPLES › Section 2VAC5-230-40 - Registration requirements

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A. The
				registration number or other identification required to be marked on closed
				master containers shall be in letters and figures at least one-fourth inch in
				height.
B. Sublot designation is
				permissible for additional identification purposes.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-4601 and 3.2-4605 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 230 - RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) APPLES › Section 2VAC5-230-50 - CA registration by other states

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Any person who owns or operates a controlled atmosphere room,
				  or storage building, or who engages in the business of packing or repacking
				  apples which have been held in controlled atmosphere storage where business is
				  local or outside Virginia and who intends to, or does, market in the
				  Commonwealth of Virginia apples so treated and represented as having been
				  exposed to "controlled atmosphere" storage shall register with the commissioner
				  in the same manner as any person within this Commonwealth. Provided, however,
				  that where such person has registered with the proper authorities in the state
				  of origin and has been assigned a comparable registration number or CA
				  identification number under the authority of laws or regulations of such state,
				  he may use that registration if that state has laws or regulations comparable
				  to the CA provisions of § 3.2-4603 of the Code of Virginia and this
				  chapter.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4601 and 3.2-4605 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 230 - RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) APPLES › Section 2VAC5-230-60 - Inspection and certification fees

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The authority of the board contained in § 3.2-4605 of
				  the Code of Virginia to prescribe fees for the inspection and certification of
				  CA apples is delegated to the commissioner.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4601 and 3.2-4605 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 230 - RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) APPLES › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-230)

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Controlled Atmosphere Registration Application (Apples),
				  eff. 1994.
CA Sealing Report for Controlled Atmosphere Storage--Apples,
				  eff. 1994.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 240 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE GRAIN HANDLERS LAW › Section 2VAC5-240-10 - Weighing devices and procedures employed to give accurate weight

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A. All weighing
				devices used by handlers shall be those approved under the Weights and Measures
				Law. The handlers shall give written notice to the Weights and Measures Bureau,
				Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, of the installation
				of any new commercial weighing devices, or of the use of any commercial
				weighing devices after reconditioning, overhaul, repair, or
				readjustment.
B. The balance
				condition of all vehicle and railway track weighing devices shall be determined
				before each weighing. The balance condition of hopper-type (nonautomatic)
				weighing devices shall be determined before and after each weighing. The
				balance condition of automatic weighing and dumping devices shall be determined
				daily prior to the commencement of weighing operations.
For the purpose stated in the preceding paragraph, balance
				  condition means a visual determination that the weighing device is in zero
				  balance condition.
C. Gross
				weight shall be determined by weighing the container (truck, trailer, railway
				car, etc.) after loading or before unloading. Tare weight shall be determined
				by weighing the container before loading or after unloading. Net weight of a
				lot of grain shall be determined by subtracting tare weight from gross weight,
				or by actual weighing of a lot of grain.
D. Each handler shall be required to issue a
				weight ticket for each lot of grain that is commercially weighed. The form of
				the weight ticket shall be approved by the Virginia Department of Agriculture
				and Consumer Services, and shall contain the following information:
1. Date of issuance;
2. Owner of grain;
3. Commodity identity;
4. Container identity;
5. Net weight;
6. Gross and tare weight (when
				applicable);
7. Signature of person
				actually weighing grain.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 240 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE GRAIN HANDLERS LAW › Section 2VAC5-240-20 - Grading equipment and procedures used to determine the values of grain

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A. The equipment,
				equipment procedures, and sampling procedures used to determine factors
				pertaining to value of grain shall be those contained in the United States
				Department of Agriculture "Grain Inspection Handbook" ( 7 CFR §§ 800
				through 810 - Grain Section).
B.
				The commissioner or his representative shall have the power to inspect and
				test, as often as deemed necessary, and to determine the accuracy of all
				equipment and procedures used to sample and grade grain purchased by
				handlers.
C. The commissioner or
				his representative shall approve and mark, or seal for use, the equipment he
				finds to be correct; and shall reject and mark or tag as "condemned for
				repairs" the equipment he finds to be incorrect.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-4324 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 240 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE GRAIN HANDLERS LAW › Section 2VAC5-240-30 - The keeping of samples by grain handlers

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A. Handlers, or anyone in their employment
				who determine grade factors for the purpose of establishing value of grain,
				shall identify and preserve the sample of each lot used to determine these
				factors for a period of twenty-four hours.
B. The samples shall be a minimum of one and
				one-half quarts; and if moisture is a factor, shall be preserved in a
				moisture-proof container.
C.
				Samples shall be kept at the handler's place of business, and shall be subject
				to inspection by the Commissioner or his representative, or at a state
				inspection laboratory.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-4324 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 240 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE GRAIN HANDLERS LAW › Section 2VAC5-240-40 - Records kept by grain handler

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A. Each handler shall make a written record
				of each lot of grain weighed and graded by him. Unless otherwise agreed to, at
				the time of the transaction, the handler or his agent shall deliver a copy of
				the record to the person who:
1. Is
				delivering the grain to the handler for storage,
2. Is selling the grain to the handler,
				or
3. Is buying the grain from the
				handler.
The record shall include:
1. Name and address of the person whom the
				grain was weighed or graded;
2. The
				date the grain was weighed and graded (if separate dates, each shall be
				stated);
3. Kind of
				grain;
4. Grade factors
				determined;
5. Net weight from
				weight ticket;
6. Specification of
				all discounts and deductions and how applied, and if no discount or deduction
				is given that fact shall be so stated;
7. The conversion from net weight to pricing
				unit;
8. Gross price per pricing
				unit;
9. Net price per pricing
				unit;
10. Total amount of
				sale.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 250 - RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO GRAIN DEALERS LICENSING AND BONDING LAW › Section 2VAC5-250-10 - Records kept by grain dealer

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A.
				Each dealer shall make a written record of each lot of grain at the time of
				obtaining title, possession or control of grain, and shall deliver a copy of
				the record to the producer. The record shall include:
1. Name and address of the
				producer;
2. The date of the
				transaction;
3. Kind of
				grain;
4. Grade factors
				determined;
5. Net weight from
				weight ticket;
6. Specifications of
				all discounts and deductions, and how applied; and if no discount or deduction
				is given, that fact shall be so stated;
7. The conversion from net weight to pricing
				unit;
8. Gross price per pricing
				unit;
9. Net price per pricing
				unit;
10. Total amount of
				sale.