                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL (§ 3.2-2904)

A. The Agricultural Council shall have charge of the management and expenditure
of the Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund. The Agricultural Council may
expend funds to provide for programs of agricultural research and education and
agricultural services; manage the fund so as to accumulate a reserve for
contingencies; establish an office and employ such technical, professional, and
other assistants as may be required, subject to the provisions of the Virginia
Personnel Act (&#xA7; 2.2-2900 et seq.); contract for research and other
services; and take all such measures as will assist in strengthening and
promoting the best interests of agriculture in the Commonwealth.

B. The chairman shall submit an annual report to the members, the Governor, and
the General Assembly on or before November 1 of each year. The report shall
contain the annual financial statements of the Agricultural Council for the year
ending the preceding June 30.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-16.8; 1966, c. 536, § 3.1-22.4; 1979, c. 69; 1984, c.
734; 1985, cc. 146, 448; 1992, c. 121; 2004, c. 650; 2008, c. 860.