§ 3.2-2802. (Effective October 1, 2008) Plant Pollination Advisory Board membership; terms; vacancies; chairma...
The Plant Pollination Advisory Board shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Governor. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members shall be beekeepers; one member shall be a producer; one member shall be a vegetable producer; one member shall be a fruit producer; one member shall be from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; one member shall be from Virginia State University; one member shall be from the Department and shall serve as secretary-treasurer; one member shall be from the Virginia Department of Education; and one member shall be from the Virginia Community College System. Members shall be appointed for a term of three years. The Commissioner shall serve as an ex officio member of the Plant Pollination Advisory Board with the power to vote.
The Commissioner shall immediately declare the office of any member of the Plant Pollination Advisory Board vacant when he finds that the member is unable to perform the duties of his office or for any reason does not meet the qualifications of this section. The Governor shall appoint a new member to serve for a full or unexpired term whenever the office of a member becomes or is declared vacant. In any case where a new appointment is made, the person receiving the appointment shall be a representative of the same segment of agriculture or government as his predecessor. No Plant Pollination Advisory Board member except the secretary-treasurer may serve for more than two consecutive terms. Appointments to fill unexpired terms shall be regarded as full terms.
The Plant Pollination Advisory Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. The Plant Pollination Advisory Board shall adopt a general statement of policy and procedures subject to approval by the Board. The Plant Pollination Advisory Board shall meet at least once a year and at such special meetings as the chairman may call. The chairman may call a special meeting at any time and shall call a special meeting when requested by six or more members of the Plant Pollination Advisory Board. No meeting shall be deemed a regular or special meeting unless a quorum is present.
(1977, c. 452, § 3.1-610.25; 1978, c. 267; 1992, c. 121; 2008, c. 860.)
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