Code of Virginia - Title 3.2 Agriculture, Animal Care, And Food - Chapter 17 Horse Industry Board

  • 3.2-1700 (Effective October 1, 2008) Horse Industry Board; composition and appointment of members; quorum...
    The Horse Industry Board, established by the passage of a referendum held pursuant to Chapters 790 and 805 of the 1993 Acts of Assembly, is ...
  • 3.2-1701 (Effective October 1, 2008) Horse Industry Board membership terms.
    The terms for appointments to the Horse Industry Board shall be for three years, with no at-large member serving more than two consecutive terms. (2005, ...
  • 3.2-1702 (Effective October 1, 2008) Horse Industry Board officers and compensation.
    A. The Horse Industry Board shall elect from its membership a chairman and such other officers as it deems appropriate. B. Members of the Horse ...
  • 3.2-1703 (Effective October 1, 2008) Powers and duties of Horse Industry Board.
    A. The Horse Industry Board shall be responsible for the promotion and economic development of the equine industry in the Commonwealth. To accomplish this function ...
  • 3.2-1704 (Effective October 1, 2008) Virginia Horse Industry Promotion and Development Fund established...
    A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Horse Industry Promotion and Development Fund, ...
  • 3.2-1705 (Effective October 1, 2008) Management of referenda; Commissioner's duties; notice.
    A. The Commissioner shall arrange for and manage any referendum conducted under this chapter. B. The Commissioner shall, at least 60 days before the date ...
  • 3.2-1706 (Effective October 1, 2008) Commissioner to maintain referenda results.
    The Commissioner shall maintain records of the number of eligible persons who voted in any referendum authorized under this chapter. (2005, cc. 497, 588, § ...
  • 3.2-1707 (Effective October 1, 2008) Fees to be assessed; State Veterinarian to collect.
    A fee of $1.50 shall be assessed on each equine infectious anemia test performed on samples collected in the Commonwealth. Such fees shall be collected ...
  • 3.2-1708 (Effective October 1, 2008) Referenda.
    The Board, upon petition by members of the horse industry representing at least 10 percent of the number of members of the horse industry who ...
  • 3.2-1709 (Effective October 1, 2008) Question to be printed on ballots.
    The question to be printed on the ballots used in any referendum held under this article shall be as follows: "Do you favor additional market ...
  • 3.2-1710 (Effective October 1, 2008) Persons eligible to vote.
    Each member of the horse industry who has paid for the administering of the equine infectious anemia test during the previous fiscal year shall be ...
  • 3.2-1711 (Effective October 1, 2008) Referenda results; action of Governor.
    If the Governor finds any referenda in order, and that at least a simple majority of those voting are in opposition to the continuation of ...
  • 3.2-1712 (Effective October 1, 2008) Definitions.
    As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Manufactured equine feed" means a commercial feed as defined by § 3.2-4800 that ...
  • 3.2-1713 (Effective October 1, 2008) Petition for referendum on question of assessment; action of Board and ...
    The Board, upon a joint petition requesting a referendum being filed with it by at least three of the following: the Virginia Horse Council, Inc., ...
  • 3.2-1714 (Effective October 1, 2008) Persons eligible to vote.
    Any person who owns an equine in the Commonwealth shall be eligible to vote in a referendum held under this article if he executes and ...
  • 3.2-1715 (Effective October 1, 2008) Question to be printed on ballots.
    The question to be printed on the ballots used in the initial referendum held pursuant to § 3.2-1713, shall be as follows: "Do you favor ...
  • 3.2-1716 (Effective October 1, 2008) Action of Governor if a simple majority of voters favors assessment...
    If the Governor finds the referendum in order and that at least a simple majority of those voting are in favor of the assessment for ...
  • 3.2-1717 (Effective October 1, 2008) Action of Governor if referendum found out of order or less than a simp...
    If the Governor finds the referendum out of order, or that at least a simple majority of those voting are not in favor of the ...
  • 3.2-1718 (Effective October 1, 2008) Referenda.
    If the Governor issues a proclamation under § 3.2-1716, then no other referendum shall be held on the equine industry that was the subject of ...
  • 3.2-1719 (Effective October 1, 2008) Collection and disposition of assessment by manufacturer; report...
    A. Every manufacturer shall collect an assessment of $3 per ton or $0.075 per 50-pound bag of manufactured equine feed he sells in the Commonwealth ...
  • 3.2-1720 (Effective October 1, 2008) Records to be kept by manufacturer.
    Any manufacturer who is required to collect the equine feed assessment under this article shall maintain such records as may be necessary or required by ...
  • 3.2-1721 (Effective October 1, 2008) Collection of delinquent assessments; civil action.
    Any manufacturer who is required to collect the equine feed assessment under this article and who has not paid the assessment to the Commissioner within ...
  • 3.2-1722 (Effective October 1, 2008) Falsification of records; misdemeanor.
    It is a Class 1 misdemeanor: 1. For any manufacturer to fail to submit to the Department any report required pursuant to § 3.2-1719 within ...

Last modified: April 2, 2009