Seizure.
Norfolk City Code § 42-51
in effectSec. 42-51. - Seizure.
(a) Illegal and unlicensed vending. Any police officer or other person authorized to enforce the provisions of this article may seize any pushcart or stand which is being used by an unlicensed vendor and may seize any food held or offered for sale by any food vendor who operates in violation of any provision of this article. Any seized pushcart, stand or food shall be subject to forfeiture and disposal as authorized by law.
(b) Treatment of seized food. In the event that a seizure made pursuant to this article shall include any perishable item of food which cannot be retained in custody without such item becoming unwholesome, putrid, decomposed or unfit for human consumption, such item may be ordered to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of provided, however, that written notice of such destruction or other disposal setting forth any itemized description of the property, the reason for its destruction or other disposition, and the date when it was destroyed or otherwise disposed of has been mailed to the vendor from whom it was seized.
(Ord. No. 45,119, § 1, 5-21-13)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH42STSI_ARTI-AVE_S42-51SEFetched: 11/1/2026