Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 41.1. Industrial Hemp
§ 3.2-4125. (Effective November 15, 2024) Commissioner to have access to retail facilities.
A. The Commissioner shall have access during business hours to a registered regulated hemp product retail facility and to a business that offers for sale or sells at retail a substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing a cannabinoid for the purpose of:
1. Inspecting to determine if any of the provisions of this article are being violated; and
2. Securing samples of any regulated hemp product or substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing a cannabinoid. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to make or cause to be made examinations or laboratory analysis of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether any provision of this article is being violated.
B. This section shall not apply to products that are (i) approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or (ii) dispensed pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1.
