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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 274 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1992, chapter 836; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":195233,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82712,"identifier":"3.2-2704","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/27\/3.2-2704","url":"\/3.2-2704\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-2704\/","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/27\/3.2-2704","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Marine Products Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-2704","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Marine Products Board<\/span> shall: (i) plan and conduct marketing, educational, and promotional campaigns and programs for Virginia marine products; (ii) carry on research and testing programs; and (iii) conduct activities relating to the catching, processing, conservation, and marketing of Virginia marine products. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Marine Products Board<\/span> may investigate, study, and formulate recommendations regarding regulation, conservation, and management of marine resources of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Marine Products Board<\/span> may make contracts<\/span> and expend money from the Virginia Marine Products Fund necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The contracts<\/span>, debts, and liabilities of the Marine Products Board<\/span> shall not be an obligation of the Commonwealth, but shall be met utilizing the sums paid into the Virginia Marine Products Fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Marine Products Board<\/span> may cooperate with other state, regional, and national seafood organizations in research, advertising, publicity, education, and other means of promoting the sale and use of seafood, and may expend moneys of the Virginia Marine Products Fund for such purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MARINE PRODUCTS BOARD (\u00a7 3.2-2704)\n\nA. The Marine Products Board shall: (i) plan and conduct marketing, educational,\nand promotional campaigns and programs for Virginia marine products; (ii) carry\non research and testing programs; and (iii) conduct activities relating to the\ncatching, processing, conservation, and marketing of Virginia marine products.\n\nB. The Marine Products Board may investigate, study, and formulate\nrecommendations regarding regulation, conservation, and management of marine\nresources of the Commonwealth.\n\nC. The Marine Products Board may make contracts and expend money from the\nVirginia Marine Products Fund necessary to carry out the purposes of this\nchapter. The contracts, debts, and liabilities of the Marine Products Board\nshall not be an obligation of the Commonwealth, but shall be met utilizing the\nsums paid into the Virginia Marine Products Fund.\n\nD. The Marine Products Board may cooperate with other state, regional, and\nnational seafood organizations in research, advertising, publicity, education,\nand other means of promoting the sale and use of seafood, and may expend moneys\nof the Virginia Marine Products Fund for such purposes.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 274, \u00a7\u00a7 28.1-234 to 28.1-236; 1992, c. 836, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-684.61,\n3.1-684.62, 3.1-684.64; 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}}