§ 3.1-14.01. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Power of Commissioner; nonstock corporation to assist distribu...
A. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall establish and operate a nonprofit, nonstock corporation under Chapter 10 (§ 13.1-801 et seq.) of Title 13.1 as a public instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions to promote, develop, and sustain markets for licensed Virginia wineries and farm wineries, as defined in § 4.1-100. Such corporation shall provide wholesale wine distribution services for wineries and farm wineries licensed in accordance with § 4.1-207.
B. The board of directors of such corporation shall be composed of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and four members appointed by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Board), including one owner or manager of a winery or farm winery licensee that is not served by a wholesaler when the owner or manager is appointed to the board; one owner or manager of a winery or farm winery licensee that produces no more than 10,000 cases per year; and two owners or managers of wine wholesaler licensees. In making appointments to the board of directors, the Board shall consider nominations of winery and farm winery licensees submitted by the Virginia Wineries Association and wine wholesale licensees submitted by the Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association. The Commissioner shall require such corporation to report to him at least annually on its activities, including, but not limited to, reporting the quantity of wine distributed for each winery and farm winery during the preceding year.
C. The provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) shall not apply to the establishment of such corporation nor to the exercise of any of its powers granted under this section.
(2007, cc. 870, 932.)
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