                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (§ 3.2-111)

A. The Board shall be charged with all matters tending to the promotion of the
agricultural interests of the Commonwealth. It shall have power to receive, hold
in trust, and administer any donation made to it for the advancement of the
agricultural interests of the Commonwealth.

B. The Board shall have power to purchase or lease land, not to exceed 1,000
acres, for the programs of the Department, and shall regulate and prescribe the
salaries of such officers and employees of the Department who shall be employed
in such programs.

C. The Board shall also be required to advise the Governor on the state of the
agricultural industry and to advise him on promoting the development of the
industry; encouraging persons, agencies, organizations, and industries to
develop the industry; working closely with all agencies concerned with rural
resources development; coordinating efforts toward maximum farm and off-farm
employment; examining marketing procedures and new techniques for selling the
Commonwealth&#8217;s farm products; formulating plans for developing new markets
for such products; and such other matters as the Governor may request.

D. The Board shall not adopt any regulation that prohibits or restricts a
person, his immediate family, or his guests from consuming products or
commodities grown or processed on his property provided that the products or
commodities are not offered for sale to the public.

E. The Board shall oversee the development of a farmers market system.

F. To carry out the provisions of Chapter 39 (&#xA7; 3.2-3900 et seq.).

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-4; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-4; 1972, c. 531; 1985, c. 173,
§ 3.1-4.1; 1994, c. 370; 2001, cc. 17, 398; 2005, c. 882, § 3.1-14.3; 2008, c.
860; 2012, cc. 803, 835.