2014 Virginia Code
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
§ 3.2-1801. Potato Board; composition and appointment of members


VA Code § 3.2-1801 (2014) What's This?

The Potato Board, established by the passage of a 1994 referendum held pursuant to Chapter 126 of the 1982 Acts of Assembly, is continued within the Department. The Potato Board shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor from nominations by grower organizations, the appointments to be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. All members of the Potato Board shall be producers of potatoes. Each grower organization shall submit two or more nominations for each available position at least 90 days before the expiration of the member's term for which the nomination is being provided. If said organizations fail to provide nominations at least 90 days before such expiration, the Governor may appoint other nominees that meet the criteria provided by this section.

1982, c. 126, ยง 3.1-684.32; 1985, c. 448; 2008, c. 860; 2011, cc. 691, 714.

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