2006 Code of Virginia § 3.1-1074 - Virginia Sheep Industry Board established; purposes; duties and responsibilities

3.1-1074. Virginia Sheep Industry Board established; purposes; duties andresponsibilities.

There is hereby established within the Virginia Department of Agriculture andConsumer Services the Virginia Sheep Industry Board. The Board shall beresponsible for the promotion and economic development of the sheep industryin Virginia. To accomplish this function the Board is authorized to:

1. Provide funding for predator control;

2. Produce economic reports;

3. Develop a sheep industry directory;

4. Provide funding for educational programs;

5. Provide funding for research;

6. Engage in media liaison;

7. Collect and analyze data on the sheep industry;

8. Disseminate industry-related data;

9. Enter into contracts and agreements to accomplish the purposes of thischapter; and

10. Establish, administer, manage and make expenditures from the VirginiaSheep Industry Promotion and Development Fund as provided in 3.1-1076.

(1995, c. 691.)