§ 3.1-610.25. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Advisory Board created
A. The Plant Pollination Advisory Board is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to be composed of eleven members appointed by the Governor, including a chairman and vice-chairman, who shall be elected by the appointed members of the Board. The Commissioner shall serve as an ex officio member of the Board with the power to vote. Three members shall be beekeepers: one shall be appointed for an initial term of one year; one for an initial term of two years; one for an initial term of three years, and each thereafter shall be appointed for a term of three years. One member shall be a farmer appointed for an initial term of one year and thereafter shall be appointed for a term of three years. One member shall be a vegetable grower appointed for an initial term of two years and thereafter shall be appointed for a term of three years. One member shall be a fruit grower appointed for an initial term of three years. One member from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shall be appointed for a term of three years. One member from Virginia State University shall be appointed for a term of three years. One member from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall be appointed for a term of three years and shall serve as secretary-treasurer. One member from the Virginia Department of Education shall be appointed for a term of three years. One member from the Virginia Community College System shall be appointed for a term of three years.
B. The Commissioner shall immediately declare the office of any member of the 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 Board member except the secretary-treasurer may serve for more than two consecutive terms. Original appointments of terms of one and two years shall be regarded as full terms and appointments to fill unexpired terms shall likewise be regarded as full terms.
C. The members of the Board shall serve without compensation but the nongovernmental members may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board.
D. The first Board appointed shall meet as soon as practicable for the purpose of organizing and electing officers. It shall adopt a general statement of policy and procedures which shall be subject to approval by the State Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Thereafter, the 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 Board. No meeting shall be deemed a regular or special meeting unless a quorum is present.
E. The Commissioner shall report to the State Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services in the manner and at such times as the State Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services may prescribe, regarding the receipt and expenditure of funds as well as the Plant Pollination Advisory Board's policies, programs and activities. The State Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall ensure that funds made available to the Plant Pollination Fund are expended only for the purposes authorized by this chapter.
(1977, c. 452; 1978, c. 267; 1992, c. 121.)
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