                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COTTON BOARD; COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS (§ 3.2-1501)

The Cotton Board, established by the passage of a referendum held pursuant to
Chapter 873 of the Acts of Assembly of 1997, is continued within the Department.
The Cotton Board shall be composed of eight members appointed by the Governor,
each of whom shall be a resident of Virginia and of whom (i) three shall be
producers of cotton in Area I, (ii) two shall be producers of cotton in Area II,
and (iii) three shall be producers of cotton in the At-Large Area pursuant to
the production areas designated in § 3.2-1510. The Governor shall make
appointments from nominations made by the following agricultural organizations:
(i) the Virginia Cotton Growers Association, Inc.; (ii) the Virginia Farm Bureau
Federation; and (iii) any other producer organization representing producers.
Each such agricultural organization may nominate producers from each production
area. Each agricultural organization shall submit nominations for each available
position before the expiration of the member&#8217;s term for which the
nomination is being provided. If said agricultural organizations fail to provide
the nominations, the Governor may appoint other nominees that meet the foregoing
criteria.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 873, § 3.1-1093; 1999, c. 751; 2008, c. 860; 2011, cc. 691,
714; 2016, c. 565; 2025, cc. 75, 88.