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Where a mosquito control district consists of territory wholly within one political subdivision, the governing body of that political subdivision shall appoint the other two members of the commission; where a mosquito control district shall consist of territory in two political subdivisions, the governing body of each such political subdivision shall appoint one member; and where any mosquito control district shall, by agreement between political subdivisions, consist of territory lying within more than two political subdivisions, the remaining two members of the commission for that district shall be appointed by the Commissioner from the residents of such district.B\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, in the event of consolidation of city mosquito control districts and commissions pursuant to § 32.1-188, such consolidated commission may consist of no more than fifteen commissioners, one of whom shall be the Commissioner or his designee who shall serve as the chairman of the consolidated city mosquito control commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263382,"text":"Each mosquito control district shall be administered by a commission of three members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner or his designee, except as provided for a consolidated city mosquito control commission in subsection B. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1979, chapter 711; in 2002, chapters 224<\/a> and 233<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66849,"section_number":"32.1-188","catch_line":"Consolidation of districts","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-188\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203873,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73145,"identifier":"32.1-189","token":"32.1\/6\/4\/32.1-189","url":"\/32.1-189\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-189\/","token":"32.1\/6\/4\/32.1-189","dublin_core":{"Title":"Mosquito control commission; composition; appointment of members","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-189","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each mosquito control district shall be administered by a commission of three members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee, except as provided for a consolidated city mosquito control commission in subsection B. The Commissioner<\/span> or his designee shall serve as chairman of each such commission. Where a mosquito control district consists of territory wholly within one political subdivision, the governing body of that political subdivision shall appoint the other two members of the commission; where a mosquito control district shall consist of territory in two political subdivisions, the governing body of each such political subdivision shall appoint one member; and where any mosquito control district shall, by agreement between political subdivisions, consist of territory lying within more than two political subdivisions, the remaining two members of the commission for that district shall be appointed by the Commissioner<\/span> from the residents of such district. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, in the event of consolidation<\/span> of city mosquito control districts and commissions pursuant to § 32.1-188<\/a>, such consolidated commission may consist of no more than fifteen commissioners<\/span>, one of whom shall be the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee who shall serve as the chairman of the consolidated city mosquito control commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMOSQUITO CONTROL COMMISSION; COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS (\u00a7 32.1-189)\n\nA. Each mosquito control district shall be administered by a commission of three\nmembers, one of whom shall be the Commissioner or his designee, except as\nprovided for a consolidated city mosquito control commission in subsection B.\nThe Commissioner or his designee shall serve as chairman of each such\ncommission. Where a mosquito control district consists of territory wholly\nwithin one political subdivision, the governing body of that political\nsubdivision shall appoint the other two members of the commission; where a\nmosquito control district shall consist of territory in two political\nsubdivisions, the governing body of each such political subdivision shall\nappoint one member; and where any mosquito control district shall, by agreement\nbetween political subdivisions, consist of territory lying within more than two\npolitical subdivisions, the remaining two members of the commission for that\ndistrict shall be appointed by the Commissioner from the residents of such\ndistrict.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, in the event of consolidation\nof city mosquito control districts and commissions pursuant to § 32.1-188,\nsuch consolidated commission may consist of no more than fifteen commissioners,\none of whom shall be the Commissioner or his designee who shall serve as the\nchairman of the consolidated city mosquito control commission.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-380; 1979, c. 711; 2002, cc. 224, 233.","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}}