2006 Code of Virginia § 3.1-18.20 - (Contingent effective date - see Editor\'s note) Eligibility; qualified agricultural busines...

3.1-18.20. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's note) Eligibility;qualified agricultural business.

A. Any agricultural business may be designated a qualified agriculturalbusiness for purposes of this chapter if it establishes a new businessoperation or plans to expand and improve an existing operation within adesignated agricultural enterprise district.

B. After designation as a qualified agricultural business pursuant to thissection, each agricultural business in a designated agricultural enterprisedistrict may submit to the Department a written application for assistance indeveloping a new business plan and grant funding for implementation of thatplan through the Virginia Agricultural Enterprise Program. A copy of thestatement submitted by each agricultural business to the Department shall beforwarded to the district administrator.

(2005, c. 795.)