3.2-2504 - Powers and duties of Dark-Fired Tobacco Board. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-2504. Powers and duties of Dark-Fired Tobacco Board.

A. All funds levied and collected under this chapter shall be administered bythe Dark-Fired Tobacco Board.

B. The Dark-Fired Tobacco Board shall plan and conduct campaigns ofeducation, advertising, publicity, sales promotion, and research for thepurpose of increasing the demand for, and the consumption of, type 21dark-fired tobacco.

C. The Dark-Fired Tobacco Board may make contracts, expend moneys of theVirginia Dark-Fired Tobacco Promotion Fund, and do whatever else may benecessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

D. The Dark-Fired Tobacco Board may cooperate with other state, regional, andnational agricultural organizations in research, advertising, publicity,education, and other means of promoting the sale, use, and exportation oftype 21 dark-fired tobacco, and may expend moneys of the Virginia Dark-FiredTobacco Promotion Fund for such purposes.

E. The Dark-Fired Tobacco Board may appoint a secretary and other employeesas may be necessary, at salaries to be fixed by the Dark-Fired Tobacco Board,subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.).All employees handling money under this chapter shall be required to furnishsurety bonds.

F. The chairman shall make a report at the annual meeting of the Dark-FiredTobacco Board and furnish all members with a statement of the total receiptsand disbursements for the year. He shall file a copy of the report and theaudit required by § 3.2-2506 with the Commissioner.

(Code 1950, §§ 3-239.2, 3-239.3; 1964, c. 306; 1966, c. 702, §§ 3.1-309,3.1-310; 1978, c. 540; 1985, c. 448; 2008, c. 860.)