§ 3.2-2314. Falsification of records; misdemeanor
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor: 1. For any handler knowingly to report falsely to the Tax Commissioner the quantity of soybeans handled by him during any period. 2. For any handler to falsify the records of the soybeans handled by him. 3. For any handler to fail to preserve the records of the soybeans […]
§ 3.2-2400. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Grower” means any person actually engaged in the growing and producing of bright flue-cured tobacco or type 21 dark-fired tobacco. “Handler” means any manufacturer, dealer, processor, or any other business entity that purchases tobacco directly from the grower. “Warehouse” means any person authorized […]
§ 3.2-2401. Tobacco Board; composition and appointment of members
The Tobacco Board is hereby established within the Department. The Tobacco Board shall consist of nine members. Each of the six production areas of flue-cured tobacco set out in § 3.2-2402 shall have a representative on the Tobacco Board, and three members shall represent, as nearly as possible, each important type 21 dark-fired tobacco-producing section […]
§ 3.2-2402. Production areas designated
The following production areas of flue-cured tobacco are designated for the purposes of this chapter: Area I — Pittsylvania County; Area II — Counties of Henry, Patrick, Carroll, Franklin, Bedford, Campbell, and Appomattox; Area III — Halifax County; Area IV — Mecklenburg County; Area V — Counties of Charlotte, Lunenburg, Prince Edward, Nottoway, Cumberland, Amelia, […]
§ 3.2-2313. Records to be kept by handlers
The handler shall keep a complete record of the soybeans handled by him for a period of not less than three years from the time the soybeans were 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. 1970, c. […]
§ 3.2-2303. Soybean Board officers and compensation
A. The Soybean Board shall elect a chairman and such other officers as deemed appropriate. B. Members of the Soybean Board shall not receive compensation for attendance at meetings of the Soybean Board, but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in such attendance. 1970, c. 431, § 3.1-684.13; 1974, c. 297; 1978, c. 540; […]
§ 3.2-2304. Powers and duties of Soybean Board
A. The Soybean Board shall have charge of the management and expenditure of the Virginia Soybean Fund established in the state treasury. B. The Soybean Board may expend funds to provide for programs of research, education, publicity, and the promotion of the sale and use of soybeans; to manage the funds so as to accumulate […]
§ 3.2-2305. Referenda
Every five years from the date of the imposition of the tax assessment on soybeans, another referendum shall be held to determine whether the assessment for research, education, publicity, and promotion of the sale and use of soybeans shall be continued. The Board, upon petition by a group of soybean producers representing at least 33 […]
§ 3.2-2306. Management of referenda; Commissioner’s duties; notice
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 soybeans are produced. The clerk of the court shall post the […]
§ 3.2-2307. Question to be printed on ballots
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 research, education, publicity and the promotion of the sale and use of soybeans and the continuation of the levy of an assessment of two cents ($0.02) per bushel in accordance […]