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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 85<\/a> and 410<\/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 2022, chapters 84<\/a> and 85<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":195337,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73750,"identifier":"3.2-3011","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/30.1\/3.2-3011","url":"\/3.2-3011\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3011\/","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/30.1\/3.2-3011","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3011","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall have the power and duty to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Receive and dispense funds<\/span> or donations from the Virginia Spirits<\/span> Promotion Fund<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Enter into contracts<\/span> for the purpose of developing new or improved markets or marketing methods for spirits<\/span> products; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Contract<\/span> for research services to improve farming practices related to the growing of ingredients necessary for alcohol distillation in Virginia; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Enter into agreements with any local, state, or national organization or agency engaged in education for the purpose of disseminating information on spirits<\/span> projects; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Enter into contracts<\/span> with private or public entities for the purpose of developing marketing, advertising, and other promotional programs designed to promote the orderly growth of Virginia’s spirits<\/span> industry; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Rent or purchase office and laboratory space, land, equipment, and supplies as necessary to carry out its duties; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out those duties conferred by law<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Acquire any licenses or permits necessary for the performance of the powers and duties of the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Cooperate with other state, regional, national, and international organizations in research, education, and promotion of the growing of ingredients necessary for alcohol production and the production of spirits<\/span> in the Commonwealth and expend moneys from the Fund<\/span> for such purposes; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Adopt a general statement of policy and procedures; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Receive from the chairman of the Board<\/span> an annual report, including a statement of total receipts and disbursements for the year, and file a copy of such report with the Commissioner<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1 of each year regarding the Board<\/span>’s activities and use of moneys in the Virginia Spirits<\/span> Promotion Fund<\/span>, including statistics regarding the extent to which use of moneys in the Virginia Spirits<\/span> Promotion Fund<\/span> has impacted spirits<\/span> sales in the Commonwealth, which shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 3.2-3011)\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to:\n\n1. Receive and dispense funds or donations from the Virginia Spirits Promotion\nFund;\n\n2. Enter into contracts for the purpose of developing new or improved markets or\nmarketing methods for spirits products;\n\n3. Contract for research services to improve farming practices related to the\ngrowing of ingredients necessary for alcohol distillation in Virginia;\n\n4. Enter into agreements with any local, state, or national organization or\nagency engaged in education for the purpose of disseminating information on\nspirits projects;\n\n5. Enter into contracts with private or public entities for the purpose of\ndeveloping marketing, advertising, and other promotional programs designed to\npromote the orderly growth of Virginia’s spirits industry;\n\n6. Rent or purchase office and laboratory space, land, equipment, and supplies\nas necessary to carry out its duties;\n\n7. Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out those duties conferred\nby law;\n\n8. Acquire any licenses or permits necessary for the performance of the powers\nand duties of the Board;\n\n9. Cooperate with other state, regional, national, and international\norganizations in research, education, and promotion of the growing of\ningredients necessary for alcohol production and the production of spirits in\nthe Commonwealth and expend moneys from the Fund for such purposes;\n\n10. Adopt a general statement of policy and procedures;\n\n11. Receive from the chairman of the Board an annual report, including a\nstatement of total receipts and disbursements for the year, and file a copy of\nsuch report with the Commissioner; and\n\n12. Submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1 of\neach year regarding the Board’s activities and use of moneys in the\nVirginia Spirits Promotion Fund, including statistics regarding the extent to\nwhich use of moneys in the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund has impacted spirits\nsales in the Commonwealth, which shall be submitted for publication as a report\ndocument as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated\nSystems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be\nposted on the General Assembly’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 85, 410; 2022, cc. 84, 85.","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}}