§ 3.2-1804. (Effective October 1, 2008) Powers and duties of the Potato Board.
A. The Potato Board shall have charge of the management and expenditures of the Virginia Potato Fund established in the state treasury.
B. The Potato Board may expend funds to provide for programs of research, education, publicity, advertising, and other promotion; manage the fund so as to accumulate a reserve for contingencies; establish an office and employ such technical and professional assistants as may be required; contract for research, publicity, advertising and other promotional services; and take all actions as will assist in strengthening and promoting the best interest of producers of potatoes.
C. In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Potato Board may cooperate with other state, regional, and national agricultural organizations in research, education, publicity, advertising, and other promotional activities.
D. The Potato Board may establish an executive committee and charge it with those powers, duties, and functions as the Potato Board deems proper.
E. The chairman of the Potato Board shall make an annual report to the Potato Board including a statement of the total receipts and disbursements for the year and shall file a copy of the report and the audit required by § 3.2-1810 with the Commissioner.
(1982, c. 126, §§ 3.1-684.32, 3.1-684.36; 1985, c. 448; 2008, c. 860.)
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