§ 3.1-684.52. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Virginia Small Grains Board established; composition; appointm...
The Virginia Small Grains Board is hereby established within the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Virginia Small Grains Board shall be composed of eleven members appointed by the Governor from nominations by the Virginia Small Grains Association or other organizations representing small grain producers, the appointments to be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Virginia Small Grains Association shall nominate at least two producers from each producer area of small grains as defined herein: Area I: the Counties of Accomack and Northampton; City of Virginia Beach; Area II: the Counties of Stafford, King George, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, and Lancaster; Area III: the Counties of Spotsylvania, Caroline, Essex, Middlesex, Mathews, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, and Orange; Area IV: the Counties of Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Charles City, James City, York, Powhatan, Cumberland, Buckingham, Appomattox, Amelia, Chesterfield, Prince George, Dinwiddie, and Nottoway; Area V: the Cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk; the Counties of Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex; Area VI: the Counties of Greensville, Brunswick, Mecklenburg, Halifax, Charlotte, Lunenburg, Prince Edward, Campbell, and Pittsylvania; Area VII: the Counties of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Dickenson, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Henry, Highland, Lee, Loudoun, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Page, Patrick, Prince William, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Tazewell, Warren, Washington, Wise, and Wythe. The Governor shall appoint at least one producer from each producer area as herein described and the membership of the Virginia Small Grains Board shall be composed of a majority of producers. The Governor shall appoint one member, if available, from each of the following classifications: seedsman, processor, county buyer and exporter.
The initial appointments shall be as follows: four members for a term of three years; four members for a term of two years; and three members for a term of one year; appointments thereafter shall be for three-year terms. Vacancies occurring before the expiration of such terms shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. If possible, such vacancies shall be filled from the producer area or classification from which the vacancy occurred from nominations as described in the provisions of this section. The Virginia Small Grains Board shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and such other officers as may be required. The Virginia Small Grains Board shall have charge of the management and expenditure of the Virginia Small Grains Fund established in the state treasury. The Virginia Small Grains Board may establish an executive committee and charge it with such powers, duties and functions as deemed proper. The members of the Virginia Small Grains Board shall not receive compensation for attendance at meetings of the Virginia Small Grains Board, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Virginia Small Grains Board shall have power to expend funds to provide for programs of market development, education, publicity, research and the promotion of the sale and use of small grains; to manage the funds so as to accumulate a reserve for contingencies; to establish an office and employ such technical, professional and other assistants as may be required; and to contract for market development, publicity, research, advertising and other promotional services.
The Virginia Small Grains Board shall not enter into an agreement with the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation to collect the specified assessment on all small grains pledged as collateral for a commodity credit corporation price support loan or purchase by the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation under its loan or purchase programs.
The chairman of the Virginia Small Grains Board shall make a report at each annual meeting of the Virginia Small Grains Association and furnish the members and all other organizations representing small grain producers with a statement of the total receipts and disbursements for the year. He shall file a copy of such report with the Commissioner, and shall make copies of such report available for publication.
(1991, c. 587.)
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