§ 3.1-1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Appointment, qualifications and terms of office
The Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in this title sometimes referred to as the Board, shall be composed of one member from each congressional district, at least seven of whom shall be practical farmers, appointed by the Governor for a term of four years, and confirmed by the General Assembly. The presidents of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University shall be ex officio members of the Board. No member of the Board, except the ex officio members, shall be eligible for more than two successive terms; provided that persons heretofore or hereafter appointed to fill vacancies may serve two additional successive terms after the terms of the vacancies they were appointed to fill have expired. All vacancies in the membership of the Board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.
(Code 1950, § 3-1; 1952, c. 175; 1956, c. 37; 1966, c. 702; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 135; 1978, c. 219; 1985, c. 397; 1992, c. 121.)
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