2011 PRESS RELEASES

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May 6, 2011
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES TO MEET, REVIEW REGULATIONS

The Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services will meet on May 26, 2011, in Board Room 220 of 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 Previous Meeting
• Election of officers
• Reports from Board members and the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)
• Update on Virginia agricultural statistics
• Proposed repeal – Rules and Regulations for the Enforcement of the Virginia Weights and Measures Law (2VAC5-340)
• Proposed repeal – Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Registration and Certification of Grape Nursery Stock (2VAC470)
• Final action – Adoption of Regulations for the Application of Fertilizer to Nonagricultural Lands (2VAC-405)
• Review of public and staff comments – Proposed regulations – Health Requirements Governing the Admission of Agricultural Animals, Companion Animals, and Other Animals or Birds into Virginia (2VAC5-141)
• Briefing on the Office of Meat and Poultry Inspection and the Buy Local Food Movement
• Briefing on Agricultural Commodities Inspection
• New Business
• Future Board Meetings
• Public Comment Period
• Adjournment