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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 464 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 1986 \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 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244153,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56223,"identifier":"54.1-3803","token":"54.1\/III\/38\/54.1-3803","url":"\/54.1-3803\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3803\/","token":"54.1\/III\/38\/54.1-3803","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nominations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Nominations of professional members may be made from a list of at least three names for each vacancy submitted to the Governor by the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association. The Governor may notify such organization of any professional vacancy other than by expiration. 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