{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-5147","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-5147","heading":"(For expiration date, see Editor's notes) Covered farm; exemption","body":"A. Except as provided in subsection B, a farm, as defined in 21 C.F.R § 112.3(c), or farm mixed-type facility, as defined in 21 C.F.R § 112.3(c), with an average annual monetary value of produce, as defined in 21 C.F.R. § 112.3(c), sold during the previous three-year period of more than $25,000 on a rolling basis, adjusted for inflation using 2011 as the baseline year for calculating the adjustment, is a \"covered farm\" as used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning. A covered farm shall comply with all applicable requirements of 21 C.F.R Part 21, this chapter, or any provision of a regulation of the Board adopted pursuant to § 3.2-5148 when conducting a covered activity, as defined in 21 C.F.R § 112.3(c), on covered produce.B. A farm is not subject to this chapter if it satisfies the requirements in 21 C.F.R. § 112.5, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not withdrawn the farm's exemption in accordance with the requirements of 21 C.F.R. § 112 Subpart R.C. A farm is eligible for a qualified exemption and associated modified requirements in a calendar year if:1. During the previous three-year period preceding the applicable calendar year, the average annual monetary value of the food, as defined in 21 C.F.R § 112.3(c), the farm sold directly to qualified end-users, as defined in 21 C.F.R. § 112.3(c), during such period exceeded the average annual monetary value of the food the farm sold to all other buyers during that period; and2. The average annual monetary value of all food, as defined in 21 C.F.R. § 112.3(c), the farm sold during the three-year period preceding the applicable calendar year was less than $500,000, adjusted for inflation, using 2011 as the baseline year for calculating the adjustment for inflation.D. If a farm is eligible for a qualified exemption in accordance with 21 C.F.R. § 112.5, the farm is subject to the requirements of 21 C.F.R. § 112 Subparts A, O, Q, and R.E. If a farm is eligible for a qualified exemption in accordance with 21 C.F.R. § 112.5, the farm is subject to the modified requirements established in 21 C.F.R. § 112.6(b).2017, c. 574.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle IV. FOOD AND DRINK; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES","Chapter 51.1. PRODUCE SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-5147/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"e9876468e63c75f9d4eb35808ce8b66e0c1d6c299cb3f2efaa28e10381ca257c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-5146","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-5148"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}