§ 3.1-610.26:1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Powers and duties of Commissioner
The Commissioner shall have the power and duty:
1. To receive and dispense funds;
2. To develop and administer, in consultation with the Plant Pollination Advisory Board, a beekeeper assistance program that is designed to assist Virginia beekeepers in maintaining healthy, productive colonies;
3. To enter into contracts for the purpose of developing new or improved markets or marketing methods for bees and bee products and pollination services;
4. To contract for scientific research services and to contract to develop improved pollinating behavior in honeybees and other pollinating insects;
5. To contract for rearing numbers of improved queen bees sufficient for distribution or sale to beekeepers;
6. To enter into agreements with any local, state or national organization or agency engaged in education for the purpose of disseminating information on pollinators and pollination of crops;
7. To rent or purchase office and laboratory space and land as necessary to carry out its duties; and
8. To appoint employees, full- or part-time, and to fix their compensation, if any, in accord with the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.).
(1977, c. 452; 2004, c. 201.)
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