3.2-2301 - Soybean Board; composition and appointment of members. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-2301. Soybean Board; composition and appointment of members.

The Soybean Board, established by the passage of a referendum held pursuantto Chapter 431 of the 1970 Acts of Assembly, is continued within theDepartment. The Soybean Board shall be composed of 11 members appointed bythe Governor from nominations by the several producer organizationsrepresenting soybean producers, the appointments to be subject toconfirmation by the General Assembly. The several producer organizationsrepresenting soybean producers shall nominate at least two producers fromeach production area of soybeans. The Governor shall appoint at least oneproducer from each production area as described in § 3.2-2310, and themembership of the Soybean Board shall always be composed of a majority ofproducers. The Governor shall appoint one member, if available, from each ofthe following classifications: seedsman, producer, processor, country buyer,and exporter. Such appointments shall be made from nominations from theseveral producer organizations representing soybean producers.

(1970, c. 431, § 3.1-684.13; 1974, c. 297; 1978, c. 540; 1985, c. 448; 1987,c. 476; 2008, c. 860.)