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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1966, chapter 536; in 1979, chapter 69; in 1984, chapter 734; in 1985, chapters 146 and 448; in 1992, chapter 121; in 2004, chapter 650<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195281,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81851,"identifier":"3.2-2904","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/29\/3.2-2904","url":"\/3.2-2904\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-2904\/","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/29\/3.2-2904","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Agricultural Council","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-2904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Agricultural Council shall have charge of the management and expenditure of the Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund. The Agricultural Council may expend funds to provide for programs of agricultural research and education and agricultural services; manage the fund so as to accumulate a reserve for contingencies; establish an office and employ such technical, professional, and other assistants as may be required, subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.); contract<\/span> for research and other services; and take all such measures as will assist in strengthening and promoting the best interests of agriculture in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The chairman shall submit an annual report to the members, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before November 1 of each year. The report shall contain the annual financial statements of the Agricultural Council for the year ending the preceding June 30. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL (\u00a7 3.2-2904)\n\nA. The Agricultural Council shall have charge of the management and expenditure\nof the Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund. The Agricultural Council may\nexpend funds to provide for programs of agricultural research and education and\nagricultural services; manage the fund so as to accumulate a reserve for\ncontingencies; establish an office and employ such technical, professional, and\nother assistants as may be required, subject to the provisions of the Virginia\nPersonnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.); contract for research and other\nservices; and take all such measures as will assist in strengthening and\npromoting the best interests of agriculture in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The chairman shall submit an annual report to the members, the Governor, and\nthe General Assembly on or before November 1 of each year. The report shall\ncontain the annual financial statements of the Agricultural Council for the year\nending the preceding June 30.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-16.8; 1966, c. 536, \u00a7 3.1-22.4; 1979, c. 69; 1984, c.\n734; 1985, cc. 146, 448; 1992, c. 121; 2004, c. 650; 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}}