As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Corn” means all corn sold except sugar corn, popcorn, and ornamental corn. “Country buyer” means any person who buys corn from a producer. “Exporter” means any person offering corn for export sale. “Handler” means any processor, dealer, shipper, country buyer, exporter, or any […]
The Corn Board, established by the passage of a referendum held pursuant to Chapter 395 of the 1980 Acts of Assembly, is continued within the Department. The Corn Board shall be composed of 11 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed in accordance with § 2.2-107 from nominations by producer organizations representing corn producers. These […]
The terms for appointments to the Corn Board shall be three years. The Governor shall fill any vacancy occurring before the expiration of any term for the unexpired term. If possible, vacancies shall be filled from the production area or classification from which the vacancy occurred from nominations as described in § 3.2-1410. 1980, c. […]
A. The Corn Board shall elect a chairman and such other officers as deemed appropriate. B. Members of the Corn Board shall not receive compensation for attendance at meetings of the Corn Board, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 1980, c. 395, § 3.1-1043; 1985, […]
A. The Corn Board shall have charge of the management and expenditure of the Virginia Corn Fund established in the state treasury. B. The Corn Board may expend funds to provide for programs of market development, education, publicity, research, and the promotion of the sale and use of corn; to manage the funds so as […]
The Board, upon petition by a group of corn producers representing at least 10 percent of the number of the Commonwealth’s corn producers as determined by the Commissioner, may provide for a referendum on the continuation of the assessment. If the Governor shall determine that a simple majority of those voting are not in favor […]
A. The Commissioner shall arrange for and manage any referendum conducted under this chapter. B. The Commissioner shall, 60 days before the date upon which a referendum is to be held, mail notice to the clerk of the circuit court in each locality where corn is produced. The clerk of the circuit court shall post […]
The question to be printed on the ballots used in a referendum held pursuant to this chapter shall be as follows: “Do you favor additional market development, education, publicity, research, and the promotion of the sale and use of corn and the continuation of the levy of an assessment of one cent per bushel in […]
Each producer who sold corn in two of the past three years next preceding the date of the referendum held pursuant to this chapter shall be eligible to vote in such referendum, provided that he shall so certify sale and point of sale on forms approved by the Board. Any person meeting such requirements shall […]
If the Governor finds any referendum in order and that at least a simple majority of those voting are in opposition to the continuation of the assessment on corn, he shall so proclaim and upon such proclamation the assessment on corn shall be discontinued. If the Governor finds that at least a simple majority of […]
The following production areas are designated for the purposes of this chapter: Area I: the Counties of Accomack, Northampton, and Isle of Wight and the Cities of Suffolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach; Area II: the Counties of Southampton, Sussex, Surry, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Greensville, and Brunswick; Area III: the Counties of Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster, […]
There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Corn Fund, hereafter referred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys levied and collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury […]
A. Every handler shall deduct from payments for corn made to a producer the amount of the assessment levied thereon, and shall remit such assessment to the Tax Commissioner pursuant to this chapter. B. A report to the Tax Commissioner shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the Tax Commissioner, and shall be a […]
Every handler shall keep a complete record of the corn handled by him for a period of not less than three years from the time the corn was handled. Such records shall be open to the inspection of the Tax Commissioner, and shall be established and maintained as required by the Tax Commissioner. 1980, c. […]
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor: 1. For any handler knowingly to report falsely to the Tax Commissioner the quantity of corn handled by him during any period. 2. For any handler to falsify the records of the corn handled by him. 3. For any handler to preserve the records of the corn handled by […]
