16-7-1 Manufacture or sale of adulterated food or drugs prohibited; definition of terms
16-7-2 What constitutes adulteration
16-7-3 Inspection and analysis of foods and drugs; certificate of result as prima facie evidence in prosecution
16-7-4 Penalty for adulterating food or drugs, or for manufacturing or selling adulterated food or drugs
16-7-5 Regulations by state Bureau for Public Health as to milk and milk products
16-7-6 Killing young calves for purpose of sale
16-7-7 Selling, etc., of meat or shellfish containing preservatives; penalties
16-7-8 Resale of certain food, drug, and medical devices prohibited; definitions; source documentation required; confiscation of food, drugs or medical devices; penalty and exceptions; rules
16-7-9 Enforcement; disposition of penalties
16-7-10 Adulterated articles to be forfeited and destroyed
16-7-11 Effect of repeal on pending actions
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 7 - Pure Food and Drugs

  • board: means a board of health serving one or more counties or one or more municipalities or a combination thereof. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health in the department. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the bureau, who may be designated as the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "department" and "Department of Health and Human Resources" means the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • director of health: means the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10