§19-1-3a Marketing and development division; duties. - West Virginia Statutes

§19-1-3a. Marketing and development division; duties.
In recognition that article ten, chapter four of this code requires a preliminary performance review of the rural resource division of the department of agriculture and that performance standards must be stated before such audit can be performed, the rural resources division is hereby formally established and renamed the marketing and development division in the department of agriculture. The duties of the division are to establish marketing, promotional and development programs to advance West Virginia agriculture in the domestic and international markets; to provide grading, inspection and market news services to the various elements of the West Virginia agricultural industry; and to regulate and license individuals involved in the marketing of agricultural products.