2007 PRESS RELEASES

August 10, 2007
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 August 16, 2007, at the General Francis Marion Hotel, 107 East Main Street, Marion, Virginia.  The meeting, which will begin at 1 p.m., is open to the public.

            Tentative Agenda:

• Call to Order/Roll Call
• Approval of Draft Meeting Minutes for May 17, 2007
• Reports from Board Members
• Report to Board
• Proposal to Revise Pounds/Shelters Civil Penalty Assessment Matrix
• Proposal to File Notice of Intended Regulatory Action - 2 VAC 5-200 (Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Disposal of Entire Flocks of Dead Poultry)
• Proposal to File Notice of Intended Regulatory Action - 2 VAC 5-70 (Health Requirements Governing the Control of Equine Infectious Anemia in Virginia)
• Division of Marketing Report
• Response to Report on Appeal of Civil Penalty Assessments
• Plans for Board Tour
• New Business  
• Future Board Meetings
• Public Comment Period 
• Adjournment