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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 126 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapter 448; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 691<\/a> and 714<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 565<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 576<\/a> and 577<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 223<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194781,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77657,"identifier":"3.2-1801","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/1\/3.2-1801","url":"\/3.2-1801\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1801\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/1\/3.2-1801","dublin_core":{"Title":"Potato Board; composition and appointment of members","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1801","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Potato Board<\/span>, established by the passage of a 1994 referendum<\/span> held pursuant to Chapter 126 of the Acts of Assembly of 1982, is continued within the Department<\/span>. The Potato Board<\/span> shall be composed of five members appointed by the Governor from nominations by grower organizations, to terms of four years. The appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. All members of the Potato Board<\/span> shall be producers<\/span> of potatoes<\/span>. Each grower organization shall submit nominations for each available position before the expiration of the member’s term for which the nomination is being provided. If said organizations fail to provide nominations, the Governor may appoint other nominees that meet the criteria provided by this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOTATO BOARD; COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS (\u00a7 3.2-1801)\n\nThe Potato Board, established by the passage of a 1994 referendum held pursuant\nto Chapter 126 of the Acts of Assembly of 1982, is continued within the\nDepartment. The Potato Board shall be composed of five members appointed by the\nGovernor from nominations by grower organizations, to terms of four years. The\nappointments shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. All\nmembers of the Potato Board shall be producers of potatoes. Each grower\norganization shall submit nominations for each available position before the\nexpiration of the member’s term for which the nomination is being\nprovided. If said organizations fail to provide nominations, the Governor may\nappoint other nominees that meet the criteria provided by this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 126, \u00a7 3.1-684.32; 1985, c. 448; 2008, c. 860; 2011, cc. 691,\n714; 2016, c. 565; 2022, cc. 576, 577; 2024, c. 223.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}