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2015 SESSION

15103218D
SENATE BILL NO. 1419
Offered January 23, 2015
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 28.2-823.1, relating to improper labeling of Virginia crab meat; penalty.
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Patron-- McWaters
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 28.2-823.1 as follows:

§ 28.2-823.1. Labeling of Virginia crab meat.

One hundred percent of the meat in a container represented or labeled as Virginia crab meat shall be from crabs taken from or caught in Virginia waters. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.