§ 3.1-73.3. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Development of farmers' market system
In overseeing the development of a farmers' market system, the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall:
1. Identify farmers' market needs throughout the Commonwealth;
2. Promote the orderly growth and development of farmers' markets;
3. Encourage where appropriate and feasible the use of present authorities and funding mechanisms as provided in Chapter 9 (§ 3.1-47 et seq.) of this title;
4. Promote public awareness of farmers' markets;
5. Promote the coordination of Virginia's farmers' market development with other segments of the Commonwealth's economy, such as tourism, horticultural production and marketing, fruit and vegetable production and marketing, retail trade, wholesale trade, intrastate marketing, interstate marketing, and new marketing ventures such as electronic marketing; and
6. Advise the Governor on the development of the system of state-owned farmers' market facilities.
(1986, c. 375; 1989, c. 413; 2001, cc. 17, 398.)
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