§ 6-244. Sale of meat or meat food products.

(a)

No person shall sell, offer for sale or possess with intent to sell for human consumption any meat or meat food product of or derived from cattle, sheep, swine or goats unless such meat or meat food product has been slaughtered, handled, prepared and processed under sanitation standards established for its meat inspection service by the United States Department of Agriculture or by the State Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services or by any other meat inspection service approved by the District Health Director and the meat or meat food product or the package containing the meat or meat food product is marked with the official legend of inspection and approval of one of such meat inspection services.

(b)

Section 6-243 and Subsection (a) of this section shall not be applicable to a retail dealer in further handling, preparing or processing meat or meat food products for sale directly to the ultimate consumer, only, or to a person whose primary function is that of a meat market in which the grinding of hamburger and sausage is only incidental. However, this subsection shall apply only if the meat and meat food products so handled, prepared or processed by such retail dealer or ground by such meat market have been obtained from an establishment complying with Section 6-243 and are marked with the official legend of inspection and approval as provided by Subsection (a) of this section and if such retail dealer or meat market has complied with all other State and local laws relating to the preparation, handling and wholesomeness of food intended for human consumption.

(Code 1993, § 6-135; Code 2004, § 18-330)

State Law reference— Food forbidden to be sold, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-5401.

(Code 1993, § 6-135; Code 2004, § 18-330)

State law reference

Food forbidden to be sold, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-5401.