{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-4024","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-4024","heading":"Powers and duties of the Certified Seed Board","body":"The Certified Seed Board shall have the following powers and duties:1. To encourage the production and use of certified seed as an economic measure when consistent with a fair profit for the certified seed producer; to advise cooperation of marketing systems for certified seed producers through seed dealers or cooperative warehouses; to control standards and grades and distribution of certified seed stocks other than through private sales by producers; to make all certified seed stocks available for market demands through pooling or other means; to insure to producers uniform percentage sales; and to distribute among producers on a fair basis the carry-over of unsold certified seed stocks for sale and distribution commercially;2. Adopt regulations that establish standards of health, vigor, purity, and type for the certification of agricultural seed, vegetable seed and of tubers used for planting purposes;3. Provide for the certification and procurement of agricultural and vegetable seed, and of tubers used for planting purposes;4. Adopt brands;5. Select producers of certified seed by general regulation and systematic examination; and6. Under the supervision of the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and at the discretion of the Certified Seed Board, appoint a chief of field forces; additional field personnel as necessary; and a full-time administrative secretary who shall have charge of all clerical assistants and all records and official files of the Board.Code 1950, §§ 3-221, 3-226; 1952, c. 579; 1958, c. 483; 1966, c. 702, §§ 3.1-277, 3.1-282; 1973, c. 401; 1980, c. 413; 2008, c. 860.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle III. PRODUCTION AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS","Chapter 40. SEEDS","Article 2. CERTIFIED SEED BOARD"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-4024/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"e74d7b44b4dc400f0c928586ca5c38bb7b22c18ae758db4dd5201accadd66669","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-4023","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-4025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}