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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78298</law_id><section_number>3.2-1604</section_number><catch_line>Powers and duties of Egg 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="16">Egg Board</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The Egg <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall have charge of the management and expenditures of the Virginia Egg Fund established in the state treasury. <a id="paragraph-280685" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1604/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The Egg <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may expend funds to provide for programs of research, education, publicity, advertising, and other promotion of eggs that are the subject of the tax <span class="dictionary">levy</span>; manage the Virginia Egg Fund so as to accumulate a reserve for contingencies; establish an office and employ such technical, professional, and other assistants as may be required; <span class="dictionary">contract</span> for research, publicity, advertising, and other promotional services; and take measures to strengthen and promote the best interest of farmers producing eggs on which the tax has been levied in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-280686" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1604/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The Egg <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may establish an executive committee and charge it with such powers, duties, and functions as the Egg <span class="dictionary">Board</span> deems proper. <a id="paragraph-280687" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1604/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The chairman of the Egg <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall make a report at each annual meeting of the Egg <span class="dictionary">Board</span> and furnish the members of the Egg <span class="dictionary">Board</span> with a statement of the total receipts and disbursements for the year. He shall file a copy of the report with the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> and make copies of the report available for publication. <a id="paragraph-280688" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1604/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> The Auditor of Public Accounts shall audit the accounts of the Egg <span class="dictionary">Board</span> as provided for in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Duties and powers generally" href="/30-133/">30-133</a>. <a id="paragraph-280689" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-1604/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1980, c. 316, &#xA7; 3.1-796.11:2; 1985, c. 448; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
