Virginia § 3.2-2401 - Tobacco Board; composition and appointment of members
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§ 3.2-2401. Tobacco Board; composition and appointment of members
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.
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.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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