Virginia § 3.2-2401 Tobacco Board; composition and appointment of members

Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-2401 — Tobacco Board; composition and appointment of members

Virginia § 3.2-2401

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 3.2Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food

Subtitle IIBoards, Councils, Foundations, and Commissions

Ch. 24Tobacco Board

Part BCommodity Boards

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-2401 (2026).

Text

The Tobacco Board is hereby established within the Department. The Tobacco Board shall consist of eight members. Each of the five production areas of flue-cured tobacco set out in § 3.2-2402 shall have a representative on the Tobacco Board, except that Area I shall have two representatives and two members shall represent, as nearly as possible, each important type 21 dark-fired tobacco-producing section in the Commonwealth. The Governor shall appoint members from nominations made by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and other organizations representing bright flue-cured tobacco growers or type 21 dark-fired tobacco growers in tobacco-producing counties. Each member shall be a citizen of the Commonwealth and engaged in producing tobacco in the Commonwealth. If the organizations fail to pr

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The Tobacco Board is hereby established within the Department. The Tobacco Board shall consist of eight members. Each of the five production areas of flue-cured tobacco set out in § 3.2-2402 shall have a representative on the Tobacco Board, except that Area I shall have two representatives and two members shall represent, as nearly as possible, each important type 21 dark-fired tobacco-producing section in the Commonwealth. The Governor shall appoint members from nominations made by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and other organizations representing bright flue-cured tobacco growers or type 21 dark-fired tobacco growers in tobacco-producing counties. Each member shall be a citizen of the Commonwealth and engaged in producing tobacco in the Commonwealth. If the organizations fail to provide nominations, the Governor may appoint other nominees that meet the foregoing criteria.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 3-241; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-320; 1978, c. 540; 1985, c. 448; 1994, c. 964; 2008, c. 860; 2011, cc. 691, 714; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2017, cc. 8, 66; 2025, cc. 75, 88.