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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 499 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 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":196493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58358,"identifier":"3.2-4401","token":"3.2\/III\/44\/3.2-4401","url":"\/3.2-4401\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4401\/","token":"3.2\/III\/44\/3.2-4401","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4401","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may adopt regulations to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Suppress<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">bee diseases<\/span> by regulating the movement of <span class=\"dictionary\">bees<\/span> and controlling or destroying disease reservoirs; <a id=\"paragraph-213721\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4401\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Require <span class=\"dictionary\">apiary<\/span> identification; <a id=\"paragraph-213722\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4401\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Adopt <span class=\"dictionary\">colony<\/span> strength standards for pollination services; <a id=\"paragraph-213723\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4401\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Promote the sale and distribution of <span class=\"dictionary\">bees<\/span> and their products; and <a id=\"paragraph-213724\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4401\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Effectively administer and enforce this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-213725\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-4401\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 3.2-4401)\n\nThe Board may adopt regulations to:\n\n1. Suppress bee diseases by regulating the movement of bees and controlling or\ndestroying disease reservoirs;\n\n2. Require apiary identification;\n\n3. Adopt colony strength standards for pollination services;\n\n4. Promote the sale and distribution of bees and their products; and\n\n5. Effectively administer and enforce this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 499, \u00a7 3.1-610.9; 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}}