§ 3.1-796.15. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Commission continued as Board; subject to referendum; membersh...
(1) The Virginia Cattle Industry Commission within the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is continued and shall hereafter be known as the Virginia Cattle Industry Board. The Board shall be subject to a referendum of the cattle producers who qualify to vote. Any producer who affirms an ownership of ten or more cattle on January 1 or July 1 preceding the advertised qualifying date, shall be eligible to vote in this referendum. A simple majority of those voting is necessary for the establishment of the Board.
The Board shall be composed of fifteen members who represent the various segments of the industry and shall be appointed by the Governor from those recommended in subsection (2) hereof as follows:
(a) Seven commercial beef cattle producers, one from each feeder cattle production area of the Commonwealth.
Such seven areas shall be designated by the Virginia Cattlemen's Association in general accordance with feeder cattle marketing practices.
(b) Two dairymen.
(c) One commercial cattle feeder.
(d) Two purebred beef cattle breeders.
(e) Two livestock market operators.
(f) One meat packer or processor.
(2) The Governor shall choose the members of the Board from those recommended as follows:
(a) Each of the seven beef cattle producing areas shall recommend two producers to the Virginia Cattlemen's Association. The Virginia Cattlemen's Association shall recommend through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services these fourteen commercial beef cattle producers (two from each area), and at least one representative from each feeder cattle production area of the Commonwealth shall be appointed to the Virginia Cattle Industry Board.
(b) The Virginia Cattle Feeders Association shall recommend through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services two commercial cattle feeders.
(c) The Virginia State Dairymen's Association shall recommend through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services four dairymen.
(d) The Beef Cattle Improvement Association shall recommend through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services four purebred beef cattle breeders, provided that not more than one be nominated from each of the four predominant breeder associations.
(e) The Virginia Association of Livestock Market Operators shall recommend through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services four livestock market operators.
(f) The Virginia Cattlemen's Association shall recommend through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services two persons, each of whom shall be either a processor or a packer.
(1970, c. 310; 1983, c. 375; 1985, c. 448.)
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