§19-1-4b. Authority of Commissioner to Increase Certain Fees by Rules or Regulations
The commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, fixing dues for permits, licenses, certificates, registrations and laboratory tests when, in the opinion of the commissioner, it becomes necessary to increase these fees in order to cover the costs of providing the services […]
§19-1-4c. Agriculture Fees Fund
There is hereby created a special revenue account within the state Treasury to be known as "Agricultural Fees Fund". Expenditures from the fund shall be used exclusively by the commissioner of agriculture for the purpose of enforcement and administration of this chapter. Moneys paid into the account shall be from all moneys collected under this […]
§19-1-4d. Farmland Preservation Fees Fund
There is hereby created a special revenue account within the state Treasury to be known as "Farmland Preservation Fees Fund". Expenditures from the fund shall be used exclusively by the commissioner of agriculture for the purpose of funding farmland preservation boards in any county which has adopted and implemented a farmland protection program pursuant to […]
§19-1-4e. Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special revenue account to be known as the Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture. The fund shall consist of all moneys transferred into the fund pursuant to §19-12A-6a of this code, any moneys that may be […]
§19-1-1. Department of Agriculture
There shall be a Department of Agriculture under the control and supervision of a commissioner of agriculture.
§19-1-2. Commissioner of Agriculture
The commissioner of agriculture shall be elected by the qualified voters of the state at the same time and in the same manner as other state officers are elected, and shall hold office for a term of four years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
§19-1-3. Employees; Itemized Statement of Expenditures; Monthly Statement and Payment of Moneys Received by Commissioner
The commissioner shall organize his or her department and may employ a general counsel and other such legal, business, science, and technical professionals, para-professionals, and experts, and employees as may be necessary to perform the duties of the office. He or she shall fix their compensation and may require them to give bond for the […]
§19-1-3a. Marketing and Economic Development Duties
(a) The department shall establish marketing, promotional, and economic development programs to advance West Virginia agriculture in the domestic and international markets; provide grading, inspection, and market news services to the various elements of the West Virginia agricultural industry; and regulate and license individuals involved in the marketing of agricultural products. Upon request of the […]
§19-1-3b. Background Checks as Condition of Employment
(a) The commissioner may, as a condition of employment, require an applicant for a position to submit to a state and national criminal history record check. This requirement is found not to be against public policy. (b) The criminal history record check shall be based on fingerprints submitted to the West Virginia State Police or […]
§19-1-4. Duties of Commissioner
The Commissioner of Agriculture shall perform the following duties: (a) Devise means of advancing the agricultural interests of the state and, in the performance of such duty, he or she shall have authority to call upon any state department, or officer of the state or county, to cooperate in promoting the agricultural interests of the […]