§ 3.2-1700. Horse Industry Board; composition and appointment of members;quorum.
The Horse Industry Board, established by the passage of a referendum heldpursuant to Chapters 790 and 805 of the 1993 Acts of Assembly, is continuedwithin the Department. The Horse Industry Board shall consist of 12 membersrepresenting the horse industry, industry support services, education, andequine health. Four members shall be the presidents of the following industryorganizations: the Virginia Horse Council, Inc., the Virginia ThoroughbredAssociation, the Virginia Horse Shows Association, and the Virginia QuarterHorse Association. Four members shall serve at large, to be appointed by theGovernor from nominations made by the remaining statewide horse breed or useorganizations. The Governor shall also appoint two members fromrecommendations submitted by the Virginia horse industry: one shall be arepresentative of the horse industry support services or professionalcommunity (feed manufacturing or sales, pharmaceutical sales, horseshoeing,marketing, veterinary services, etc.) and the other shall be an individualcommercially involved in the horse industry (manager, trainer, etc.).
The extension horse specialist from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity shall serve as a voting member of the Horse Industry Board. TheCommissioner shall serve as a nonvoting member.
Seven members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
The presidents of the Virginia Horse Council, Inc., the Virginia ThoroughbredAssociation, the Virginia Horse Shows Association, and the Virginia QuarterHorse Association may each designate in writing a member of his organizationas an alternate who may attend meetings in his place and be counted as amember of the Horse Industry Board for the purposes of a quorum and forvoting.
§ 3.2-1700. Horse Industry Board; composition and appointment of members;quorum.
The Horse Industry Board, established by the passage of a referendum heldpursuant to Chapters 790 and 805 of the 1993 Acts of Assembly, is continuedwithin the Department. The Horse Industry Board shall consist of 12 membersrepresenting the horse industry, industry support services, education, andequine health. Four members shall be the presidents of the following industryorganizations: the Virginia Horse Council, Inc., the Virginia ThoroughbredAssociation, the Virginia Horse Shows Association, and the Virginia QuarterHorse Association. Four members shall serve at large, to be appointed by theGovernor from nominations made by the remaining statewide horse breed or useorganizations. The Governor shall also appoint two members fromrecommendations submitted by the Virginia horse industry: one shall be arepresentative of the horse industry support services or professionalcommunity (feed manufacturing or sales, pharmaceutical sales, horseshoeing,marketing, veterinary services, etc.) and the other shall be an individualcommercially involved in the horse industry (manager, trainer, etc.).
The extension horse specialist from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity shall serve as a voting member of the Horse Industry Board. TheCommissioner shall serve as a nonvoting member.
Seven members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
The presidents of the Virginia Horse Council, Inc., the Virginia ThoroughbredAssociation, the Virginia Horse Shows Association, and the Virginia QuarterHorse Association may each designate in writing a member of his organizationas an alternate who may attend meetings in his place and be counted as amember of the Horse Industry Board for the purposes of a quorum and forvoting.
§ 3.2-1700. Horse Industry Board; composition and appointment of members;quorum.
The Horse Industry Board, established by the passage of a referendum heldpursuant to Chapters 790 and 805 of the 1993 Acts of Assembly, is continuedwithin the Department. The Horse Industry Board shall consist of 12 membersrepresenting the horse industry, industry support services, education, andequine health. Four members shall be the presidents of the following industryorganizations: the Virginia Horse Council, Inc., the Virginia ThoroughbredAssociation, the Virginia Horse Shows Association, and the Virginia QuarterHorse Association. Four members shall serve at large, to be appointed by theGovernor from nominations made by the remaining statewide horse breed or useorganizations. The Governor shall also appoint two members fromrecommendations submitted by the Virginia horse industry: one shall be arepresentative of the horse industry support services or professionalcommunity (feed manufacturing or sales, pharmaceutical sales, horseshoeing,marketing, veterinary services, etc.) and the other shall be an individualcommercially involved in the horse industry (manager, trainer, etc.).
The extension horse specialist from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity shall serve as a voting member of the Horse Industry Board. TheCommissioner shall serve as a nonvoting member.
Seven members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
The presidents of the Virginia Horse Council, Inc., the Virginia ThoroughbredAssociation, the Virginia Horse Shows Association, and the Virginia QuarterHorse Association may each designate in writing a member of his organizationas an alternate who may attend meetings in his place and be counted as amember of the Horse Industry Board for the purposes of a quorum and forvoting.
