2005 Vermont Code - § 2962. — Commission; powers and duties

§ 2962. Commission; powers and duties

The commission may develop policies and recommend procedures for the implementation of coordinated educational, regulatory, research and promotional programs in agriculture. In addition, the commission may:

(1) Develop a five year continuing agriculture development program for the state which shall be updated biennially;

(2) Encourage lending institutions to expand their agricultural lending activities;

(3) Identify those institutional forces which impede agricultural expansion and make recommendations for the removal of those impediments;

(4) Assist individuals and organizations in their agricultural efforts;

(5) Make recommendations to the agency of agriculture, food and markets and the agricultural experiment station on areas where research might prove most beneficial to agriculture in Vermont;

(6) Submit an annual report of its activities to the house and senate committees on agriculture on or before January 15th of each year. (Added 1975, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)