3.2-111 - General powers and duties of the Board.
§ 3.2-111. General powers and duties of the Board.
A. The Board shall be charged with all matters tending to the promotion ofthe agricultural interests of the Commonwealth. It shall have power toreceive, hold in trust, and administer any donation made to it for theadvancement of the agricultural interests of the Commonwealth.
B. The Board shall have power to purchase or lease land, not to exceed 1,000acres, for the programs of the Department, and shall regulate and prescribethe salaries of such officers and employees of the Department who shall beemployed in such programs.
C. The Board shall also be required to advise the Governor on the state ofthe agricultural industry and to advise him on promoting the development ofthe industry; encouraging persons, agencies, organizations, and industries todevelop the industry; working closely with all agencies concerned with ruralresources development; coordinating efforts toward maximum farm and off-farmemployment; examining marketing procedures and new techniques for selling theCommonwealth's farm products; formulating plans for developing new marketsfor such products; and such other matters as the Governor may request.
D. The Board shall not adopt any regulation that prohibits or restricts aperson, his immediate family, or his guests from consuming products orcommodities grown or processed on his property provided that the products orcommodities are not offered for sale to the public.
E. The Board shall oversee the development of a farmers market system.
(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.)