§ 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.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 702; in 1978, chapter 540; in 1985, chapter 448; in 1994, chapter 964; in 2008, chapter 860; in 2011, chapters 691 and 714; in 2012, chapters 803 and 835; in 2017, chapters 8 and 66; in 2025, chapters 75 and 88.
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.