The Tobacco Board is hereby established within the Department. The Tobacco Board shall consist of eight members. Each of the five production areas of flue-cured tobacco set out in § 3.2-2402 shall have a representative on the Tobacco Board, except that Area I shall have two representatives and two members shall represent, as nearly as possible, each important type 21 dark-fired tobacco-producing section in the Commonwealth. The Governor shall appoint members from nominations made by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and other organizations representing bright flue-cured tobacco growers or type 21 dark-fired tobacco growers in tobacco-producing counties. Each member shall be a citizen of the Commonwealth and engaged in producing tobacco in the Commonwealth. If the organizations fail to provide nominations, the Governor may appoint other nominees that meet the foregoing criteria.