                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SHEEP INDUSTRY BOARD; COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS (§ 3.2-2101)

The Sheep Industry Board, established by the passage of a referendum held
pursuant to Chapter 691 of the 1995 Acts of Assembly, is continued within the
Department.
		The Sheep Industry Board shall consist of 12 members representing the sheep
industry and industry support services. The Governor shall appoint 12
individuals from nominations submitted by the Virginia Sheep Producers
Association, Virginia sheep and wool marketing organizations, or other Virginia
farm organizations representing sheep producers, for terms of four years. One
member shall represent the packing/processing/retailing segment of the industry,
one shall represent the Virginia Livestock Markets Association, and one shall
represent the purebred segment of the industry. The remaining nine members shall
be appointed by the Governor as follows in accordance with § 3.2-2110, with no
more than one member appointed per locality: three members who reside in the
Southwest District; three members who reside in the Valley District; two members
who reside in the Northern District; and one member who resides in the South
Central District. In addition, the extension sheep specialist from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University and the Commissioner shall serve as
nonvoting members.
		Each association or organization shall submit nominations for each available
position before the expiration of the member&#8217;s term for which the
nomination or recommendation is being provided. If the organizations fail to
provide the nominations, the Governor may appoint other nominees that meet the
foregoing criteria.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 691, §§ 3.1-1074, 3.1-1075; 1996, c. 169; 2004, c. 56; 2008,
c. 860; 2011, cc. 691, 714; 2016, c. 565; 2022, cc. 576, 577.