CHAPTER 10
An Act to allow the Department of Health to issue certificates of free sale to certain manufacturers.
Approved July 24, 2008
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. The Commissioner of Health, or her designee, shall be authorized to continue to issue a certificate of free sale to any manufacturer, located in Planning District 11, of any product defined as a "cosmetic" in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 301(i), provided that (i) such manufacturer produces both cosmetics and drugs in the same facility, and (ii) the facility has been inspected by the federal Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to the FFDCA, and found in compliance with applicable federal regulations. Such certificates shall only be issued to a manufacturer that has regularly received certificates of free sale from the Department of Health for at least 25 years.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.
3. That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2009.