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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78416</law_id><section_number>3.2-1404</section_number><catch_line>Powers and duties of Corn Board</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Boards, Councils, Foundations, and Commissions</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Commodity Boards</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="14">Corn Board</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Corn</span> <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall have charge of the management and expenditure of the Virginia <span class="dictionary">Corn</span> Fund established in the state treasury. <a id="paragraph-281048" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1404/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Corn</span> <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may expend funds to provide for programs of market development, education, publicity, research, and the promotion of the sale and use of <span class="dictionary">corn</span>; to manage the funds so as to accumulate a reserve for contingencies; to establish an office and employ such technical, professional, and other assistants as may be required; and to <span class="dictionary">contract</span> for market development, publicity, research, advertising, and other promotional services. <a id="paragraph-281049" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1404/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Corn</span> <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may establish an executive committee and charge it with such powers, duties, and functions as is deemed proper. <a id="paragraph-281050" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1404/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Corn</span> <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may enter into an agreement with the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation to collect the specified assessment on all <span class="dictionary">corn</span> pledged as <span class="dictionary">collateral</span> for a commodity credit corporation price support loan or purchase by the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation under its loan or purchase programs. <a id="paragraph-281051" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1404/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> The chairman of the <span class="dictionary">Corn</span> <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall make an annual report to the <span class="dictionary">Corn</span> <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, including a statement of the total receipts and disbursements for the year, and shall file a copy of the report with the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. <a id="paragraph-281052" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1404/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1980, c. 395, &#xA7; 3.1-1043; 1985, c. 448; 1987, c. 476; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
