§ 3.2-2405. (Effective October 1, 2008) Powers and duties of Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board.
A. All funds levied and collected under this chapter shall be administered by the Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board.
B. The Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board shall plan and conduct campaigns of education, advertising, publicity, sales promotion, and research to increase the demand for, and the consumption of, Virginia bright flue-cured tobacco.
C. The Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board may make contracts, expend moneys of the Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Promotion Fund, and do whatever else may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
D. The Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board may cooperate with other state, regional, and national agricultural organizations in research, advertising, publicity, education, and other means of promoting the sale, use, and exportation of bright flue-cured tobacco, and expend moneys of the Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Promotion Fund for such purposes.
E. The Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board may appoint a secretary and such other employees as may be necessary, at salaries to be fixed by the Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board, subject to the provisions of Chapter 29 (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) of Title 2.2. All employees handling money under this chapter shall be required to furnish surety bonds.
F. The Chairman shall make a report at the annual meeting of the Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board and furnish members with a statement of the total receipts and disbursements for the year. He shall file a copy of such report and the audit required by § 3.2-2407 with the Commissioner.
(Code 1950, §§ 3-245 to 3-248; 1966, c. 702, §§ 3.1-324 to 3.1-327; 1978, c. 540; 2008, c. 860.)
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