3.2-1301 - Cattle Industry Board; composition and appointment of members.
§ 3.2-1301. Cattle Industry Board; composition and appointment of members.
A. The Cattle Industry Board, established by the passage of a referendum heldpursuant to Chapter 375 of the 1983 Acts of Assembly, is continued within theDepartment.
The Cattle Industry Board shall be composed of 15 members, each of whom shallbe a citizen of the United States and a resident of the Commonwealth. Eachmember shall have been actively engaged in the type of production or businessthat he will represent on the Cattle Industry Board for at least five years,shall derive a substantial proportion of his income from such production orbusiness, and shall continue to be actively engaged in such production orbusiness during his term.
B. The Governor shall appoint the members, who represent the various segmentsof the industry as follows:
1. Seven commercial beef cattle producers, one from each feeder cattleproduction area of the Commonwealth. The seven areas shall be designated bythe Virginia Cattlemen's Association in general accordance with feeder cattlemarketing practices.
2. Two dairymen.
3. One commercial cattle feeder.
4. Two purebred beef cattle breeders.
5. Two livestock market operators.
6. One meat packer or processor.
C. Such appointments shall be chosen from the following recommendations madethrough the Commissioner:
1. Each of the seven beef cattle producing areas shall recommend twoproducers to the Virginia Cattlemen's Association. The Virginia Cattlemen'sAssociation shall recommend these 14 commercial beef cattle producers (twofrom each area), and at least one representative from each feeder cattleproduction area of the Commonwealth shall be appointed to the Cattle IndustryBoard.
2. The Virginia Cattle Feeders Association shall recommend two commercialcattle feeders.
3. The Virginia State Dairymen's Association shall recommend four dairymen.
4. The Beef Cattle Improvement Association shall recommend four purebred beefcattle breeders, provided that not more than one be nominated from each ofthe four predominant breeder associations.
5. The Virginia Association of Livestock Market Operators shall recommendfour livestock market operators.
6. The Virginia Cattlemen's Association shall recommend two persons, each ofwhom shall be either a processor or a packer.
(1970, c. 310, §§ 3.1-796.15, 3.1-796.21; 1983, c. 375; 1985, c. 448; 2008,c. 860.)