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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 691<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194971,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55974,"identifier":"3.2-2104","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/21\/3.2-2104","url":"\/3.2-2104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-2104\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/21\/3.2-2104","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Sheep Industry Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-2104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Sheep<\/span> Industry Board<\/span> shall be responsible for the promotion and economic development of the sheep<\/span> industry in the Commonwealth. To accomplish this function the Sheep<\/span> Industry Board<\/span> is authorized to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Provide funding for predator control; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Produce economic reports; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Develop a sheep<\/span> industry directory; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Provide funding for educational programs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Provide funding for research; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Engage in media liaison; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Collect and analyze data on the sheep<\/span> industry; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Disseminate industry-related data; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Enter into contracts<\/span> and agreements to accomplish the purposes of this chapter; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Establish, administer, manage, and make expenditures from the Virginia Sheep<\/span> Industry Promotion and Development Fund as provided in § 3.2-2111<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Sheep<\/span> Industry Board<\/span> may increase the original assessment of 50 cents ($0.50) for each sheep<\/span> sold within the Commonwealth no more than 10 cents ($0.10) per year, up to a maximum assessment of $1 per head. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The chairman of the Sheep<\/span> Industry Board<\/span> shall make a report at the annual meeting of the Sheep<\/span> Industry Board<\/span> including a statement of the total receipts and disbursements for the year, and shall file a copy of the report with the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF SHEEP INDUSTRY BOARD (\u00a7 3.2-2104)\n\nA. The Sheep Industry Board shall be responsible for the promotion and economic\ndevelopment of the sheep industry in the Commonwealth. To accomplish this\nfunction the Sheep Industry Board is authorized to:\n\n 1. Provide funding for predator control;\n\n 2. Produce economic reports;\n\n 3. Develop a sheep industry directory;\n\n 4. Provide funding for educational programs;\n\n 5. Provide funding for research;\n\n 6. Engage in media liaison;\n\n 7. Collect and analyze data on the sheep industry;\n\n 8. Disseminate industry-related data;\n\n 9. Enter into contracts and agreements to accomplish the purposes of this\n chapter; and\n\n 10. Establish, administer, manage, and make expenditures from the Virginia\n Sheep Industry Promotion and Development Fund as provided in § 3.2-2111.\n\nB. The Sheep Industry Board may increase the original assessment of 50 cents\n($0.50) for each sheep sold within the Commonwealth no more than 10 cents\n($0.10) per year, up to a maximum assessment of $1 per head.\n\nC. The chairman of the Sheep Industry Board shall make a report at the annual\nmeeting of the Sheep Industry Board including a statement of the total receipts\nand disbursements for the year, and shall file a copy of the report with the\nCommissioner.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 691, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-1066, 3.1-1074; 2008, c. 860.","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}}