CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 32.1-239)

As used in this article the following definitions shall apply:”Commercial
establishment” means any commercial or industrial establishment, mill,
factory, plant, refinery and any other works in which any chemical substance is
manufactured or used as a raw material, catalyst, final product or process
solvent for such; however, this term shall not be construed in the
administration of this act to include normal farming and timbering
activities.”Manufacturing” means producing, formulating, packaging
or diluting any substance for commercial sale or resale.”Person”
includes, in addition to the entities enumerated in subdivision 4 of § 32.1-3,
the Commonwealth and any of its political subdivisions.”Toxic
substance” means any substance, including any raw materials, intermediate
products, catalysts, final products, or by-products of any manufacturing
operation conducted in a commercial establishment, that has the capacity,
through its physical, chemical or biological properties, to pose a substantial
risk of death or impairment either immediately or over time, to the normal
functions of humans, aquatic organisms, or any other animal.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 32-430; 1976, c. 627; 1977, c. 471; 1979, c. 711; 1984,
c. 433; 1992, c. 203.