Virginia
Plain words from the rules on file. Last reviewed Not reviewed yet. Topics checked: 3. This is not legal advice.
Meat shares
State MPI program: Meat & Poultry
Federal custom exemption (9 CFR 303.1) applies; buy live-animal share before slaughter; meat Not for Sale; VA: owner names list required before slaughter; VDACS Custom Permit (free, expires June 30)
This is a share of a live animal, bought before slaughter and processed by a custom-exempt plant. Meat is marked Not for Sale and may not be resold or donated.
State-inspected meat may only be sold within this state unless the plant is federally inspected or in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.
Source: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/apply-grant-inspection/state-inspection-programs/states-and-without-inspection-programs ; https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/custom-exemptions.pdf www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/apply-grant-iwww.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/custom-exemptio
Raw milk and herd shares
The rules on file allow only pet food. Not for human consumption.
Herd shares on file: no_law. A new herd-share listing is blocked. A raw milk sale is blocked.
Sale of raw milk and raw milk products are illegal in Virginia.
Statute: 2 VAC 5-490-70 through 75
Source: https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw-milk-nation-interactive-map/ www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw-milk-nation-int
Farm visits
WARNING: Under Virginia law, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agritourism activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, among others, risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.
Post this warning at the entrance and at each activity.
On file: Yes (NALC list)
Source: https://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/articles/Agritourism-series-Immunity-laws.pdf ; https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title3.2/chapter64/section3.2-6402/ nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploadslaw.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title3.2/chapt
Cottage food
unverified
CSA
unverified (no state CSA-specific rule found; federal SNAP 14-day rule applies)
A SNAP note is shown on a CSA only when that farm says it is SNAP-authorized. This market does not take SNAP online.
Rules vary by state; farms are responsible for following their state and local laws.