                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLE BOARD; COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS (§ 3.2-1201)

A. The Apple Board is continued within the Department. The Apple Board shall
consist of six members, with two members representing each district. Each member
shall be a citizen of the Commonwealth and engaged in producing apples in the
Commonwealth with a majority of his apple production occurring in the district
he represents.

B. The Commissioner shall hold a special election in each district to elect each
member of the Apple Board. The special election shall be held by secret ballot
at least 30 days but not more than 90 days before the expiration of the term of
office of any member. The Commissioner shall appoint the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes in the special election as a member. The Apple Board may
adopt and enforce regulations governing the conduct of special elections and
voting therein. Such regulations shall be exempt from Article 2 (&#xA7; 2.2-4006
et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. A producer shall be eligible to vote
only in the district where the majority of his apple production occurs.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-514; 1958, c. 148; 1964, c. 578; 1966, c. 702, §
3.1-634; 1974, c. 601; 1985, c. 448; 1999, c. 793, § 3.1-634.1; 2004, c. 214;
2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 565.