§ 3.1-1043. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Virginia Corn Commission continued as Virginia Corn Board; com...
The Virginia Corn Commission within the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is continued and shall hereafter be known as the Virginia Corn Board. The Virginia Corn Board shall be composed of eleven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed in accordance with § 2.2-107 from nominations by the several producer organizations representing corn producers. The several producer organizations representing corn producers shall nominate at least two producers from each producer area of corn as defined herein: Area I: the Counties of Accomack, Northampton, and Isle of Wight; the Cities of Suffolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach; Area II: the Counties of Southampton, Sussex, Surry, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Greensville, and Brunswick; Area III: the Counties of Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster, Essex, Middlesex, Mathews, King and Queen, Gloucester, King William, New Kent, York, Charles City and James City, and the City of Newport News; Area IV: the Counties of Henrico, Hanover, Caroline, King George, Goochland, Louisa, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Fluvanna, Orange, Culpeper, Albemarle, Greene and Madison; Area V: the Counties of Prince William, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Warren, Clarke, Page, Shenandoah, and Frederick; Area VI: the Counties of Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Amelia, Chesterfield, Halifax, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Cumberland, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Campbell, Appomattox, Buckingham, Bedford, Amherst and Nelson; Area VII: the Counties of Henry, Franklin, Roanoke, Botetourt, Rockbridge, Augusta, Rockingham, Patrick, Floyd, Montgomery, Craig, Alleghany, Bath, Highland, Carroll, Pulaski, Giles, Grayson, Wythe, Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Russell, Buchanan, Scott, Wise, Dickenson and Lee. The Governor shall appoint at least one producer from each producer area as herein described and the membership of the Virginia Corn Board shall be composed of a majority of producers. The Governor shall appoint one member, if available, from each of the following classifications: seedsman, processor, country buyer and exporter.
For the purpose of this chapter, the term "producer" shall mean any farmer who produced and sold corn during the past three years; "seedsman" shall mean any person or firm who offers corn seeds for sale; "processor" shall mean any person or firm who changes the physical form or characteristic of corn for the purpose of preparing it for sale; "country buyer" shall mean any person or firm who buys corn from the producer; and "exporter" shall mean any person or firm offering corn for export sale.
The initial appointments shall be as follows: four members for a term of three years; four members for a term of two years; and three members for a term of one year; appointments thereafter shall be for three-year terms. Vacancies occurring before the expiration of such terms shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. If possible such vacancies shall be filled from the producer area or classification from which the vacancy occurred from nominations as described in the provisions of this section. The Virginia Corn Board shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and such other officers as may be required. The Virginia Corn Board shall have charge of the management and expenditure of the Virginia Corn Fund established in the state treasury. The Virginia Corn Board may establish an executive committee and charge it with such powers, duties and functions as is deemed proper. The members of the Virginia Corn Board shall not receive compensation for attendance at meetings of the Virginia Corn Board, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
The Virginia Corn Board shall have power to expend funds to provide for programs of market development, education, publicity, research and the promotion of the sale and use of corn; to manage the funds so as to accumulate a reserve for contingencies; to establish an office and employ such technical, professional and other assistants as may be required; and to contract for market development, publicity, research, advertising and other promotional services.
The Board may enter into an agreement with the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation to collect the specified assessment on all corn pledged as collateral for a commodity credit corporation price support loan or purchase by the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation under its loan or purchase programs.
The chairman of the Virginia Corn Board shall make a report at each annual meeting of the Virginia Corn Board and furnish the members of the Virginia Corn Board with a statement of the total receipts and disbursements for the year. He shall file a copy of such report with the Commissioner and the several producer organizations representing corn producers, and shall make copies of such report available for publication.
(1980, c. 395; 1985, c. 448; 1987, c. 476.)
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