3.2-4024 - Powers and duties of the Certified Seed Board. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-4024. Powers and duties of the Certified Seed Board.

The Certified Seed Board shall have the following powers and duties:

1. To encourage the production and use of certified seed as an economicmeasure when consistent with a fair profit for the certified seed producer;to advise cooperation of marketing systems for certified seed producersthrough seed dealers or cooperative warehouses; to control standards andgrades and distribution of certified seed stocks other than through privatesales by producers; to make all certified seed stocks available for marketdemands through pooling or other means; to insure to producers uniformpercentage sales; and to distribute among producers on a fair basis thecarry-over of unsold certified seed stocks for sale and distributioncommercially;

2. Adopt regulations that establish standards of health, vigor, purity, andtype for the certification of agricultural seed, vegetable seed and of tubersused for planting purposes;

3. Provide for the certification and procurement of agricultural andvegetable seed, and of tubers used for planting purposes;

4. Adopt brands;

5. Select producers of certified seed by general regulation and systematicexamination; and

6. Under the supervision of the Director of the Cooperative Extension Serviceof the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and at thediscretion of the Certified Seed Board, appoint a chief of field forces;additional field personnel as necessary; and a full-time administrativesecretary who shall have charge of all clerical assistants and all recordsand official files of the Board.

(Code 1950, §§ 3-221, 3-226; 1952, c. 579; 1958, c. 483; 1966, c. 702, §§3.1-277, 3.1-282; 1973, c. 401; 1980, c. 413; 2008, c. 860.)