2008 PRESS RELEASES

May 9, 2008
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES TO MEET
Contact: Marion Horsley, 804.225.3820

The Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services will meet on May 15, 2008, in Board Room 220 at the Oliver W. Hill Building, 102 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia.  The meeting, which will begin at 9 a.m., is open to the public.

            Tentative Agenda:

• Call to Order/Roll Call
• Approval of Draft Minutes for the March 20, 2008 Meeting
• Election of Board President, Vice President and Secretary
• Reports from Board Members
• Commissioner’s Report
• Acceptance of Gifted Assets – Virginia Wine Board
• Regulation – Enforcement of the Virginia Gasoline and Motor Fuel Law – 2 VAC 5-420
• Regulation – Disposal of Entire Flocks of Dead Poultry – 2 VAC 5-200
• Regulation – Qualifications for Humane Investigators – 2 VAC 5-100
• Virginia Agricultural Statistics Report
• Status Report on Agricultural Research and Extension Centers
• New Business
• Future Board Meetings
• Public Comment Period
• Adjournment