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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 5. Department of Health
Chapter 421. Food Regulations
11/21/2024

12VAC5-421-3830. Refusal, notification of right to access, and final request for access.

If a person denies access to the department, the department shall:

1. Inform the person that:

a. The permit holder is required to allow access to the department as specified under 12VAC5-421-3820,

b. Access is a condition of the acceptance and retention of a food establishment permit to operate as specified under subdivision 6 of 12VAC5-421-3750 , and

c. If access is denied, the commissioner or his designee may apply to an appropriate circuit court for an inspection warrant authorizing such inspection, testing, or taking samples for testing as provided in Chapter 24 (§ 19.2-393 et seq.) of Title 19.2 of the Code of Virginia; and

2. Make a final request for access.

Statutory Authority

§§ 35.1-11 and 35.1-14 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 18, eff. June 10, 2021.

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