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2004 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.1-610.26:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.1-610.26:1. Powers and duties of Commissioner.
The Commissioner shall have the power and duty:
1. To receive and dispense funds;
2. To develop and administer, in consultation with the Plant Pollination Advisory Board, a beekeeper assistance program that is designed to assist Virginia beekeepers in maintaining healthy, productive colonies;
3. To enter into contracts for the purpose of developing new or improved markets or marketing methods for bees and bee products and pollination services;
3 4. To contract for scientific research services and to contract to develop
improved pollinating behavior in honey bees honeybees and other pollinating
insects;
4 5. To contract for rearing numbers of improved queen bees sufficient for
distribution or sale to beekeepers;
5 6. To enter into agreements with any local, state or national organization or
agency engaged in education for the purpose of disseminating information on pollinators and
pollination of crops;
6 7. To rent or purchase office and laboratory space and land as necessary to
carry out its duties; and
7 8. To appoint employees, full- or part-time, and to fix their compensation,
if any, in accord with the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act, (§
2.2-2900 et seq.).