                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES; HOW CONSTITUTED; MEETINGS (§ 29.1-102)

A. The Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries is continued and shall hereafter
be known as the Board of Wildlife Resources (the Board).

B. The Board shall consist of 11 members. Each member of the Board shall be
appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The
members appointed shall be citizens of the Commonwealth and shall be
knowledgeable about wildlife conservation, hunting, fishing, boating,
agriculture, forestry, or habitat. Each Department region, as constituted on
July 1, 2014, shall be represented by two members, and three members shall be
members-at-large, each representing a different Department region. Members shall
be appointed for terms of one to four years; however, appointments shall be made
in a manner whereby no more than three members shall have terms which expire in
the same year. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made in the same
manner, but only for the unexpired term. No person shall be eligible to serve
more than two consecutive four-year terms. Members may be removed from office
during their respective terms by the Governor.

C. The Board shall adopt rules and procedures for the conduct of its business
that shall be set forth in a Governance Manual. The Board may establish
committees to assist it with its duties and responsibilities. All decisions by a
committee shall be reviewed by the Board, and shall only take effect if approved
by the Board.

D. The Board shall elect one of its members as its chairman whose duties shall
be limited to (i) presiding at all regular and called meetings of the Board;
(ii) serving as the Board liaison to the Director, other Board members, and the
Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources; and (iii) the other duties set
forth in the Governance Manual as approved by a majority of the Board. The Board
shall also elect a vice-chairman to preside in the absence of the chairman. Any
additional duties of the vice-chairman shall be set forth in the Governance
Manual. The Board shall annually elect one of its members as chairman and one of
its members as vice-chairman. At such annual election, the chairman and
vice-chairman shall not be eligible to be re-elected to their respective
positions and no person shall serve more than one year as chairman and one year
as vice-chairman during a four-year term.

E. The Board shall meet at least once every quarter of the calendar year for the
transaction of business, and other meetings may be called if necessary by the
chairman or at the request of any three members. The majority of the members
shall constitute a quorum. Meetings shall be held in Richmond or at such other
places within the Commonwealth as may be necessary.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 29-3, 29-4, 29-8, 29-17; 1952, c. 608; 1956, c. 447;
1975, c. 152; 1987, c. 488; 2006, cc. 69, 915; 2014, c. 592; 2020, c. 958; 2021,
Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.