Sheep Industry Board (Code of Virginia: Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food; Chapter 21; secs. 3.2-2100 through 3.2-2114) Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Sous-division territoriale Virginia Type du document Législation Date 1950 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail Mot clé Ovins/caprins Institution Fonds spécial Questions de procédures Gouvernance Taxe/impôt Recherche Éducation Développement agricole Commerce/industrie/sociétés Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This Chapter of the Code of Virginia concerns the Sheep Industry Board which is established within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of Virginia. It provides rules for composition and appointment of members and determines the powers and duties of the Board. Notably, the Board is responsible for the promotion and economic development of the sheep industry in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Chapter also establishes a special nonreverting fund known as the Virginia Sheep Industry Promotion and Development Fund. Moneys in the Fund must be used solely for the purposes set forth in this Chapter. The Chapter also provides rules for the administration of a referendum on the continuation of the Sheep Industry Board and the levy of an assessment on a sale of sheep. Finally, the Chapter provides rules for the payment of the noted assessment by sheep industry market participants. Texte intégral Anglais Site web law.lis.virginia.gov