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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 940<\/a> and 963<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 432<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1398717,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352281,"identifier":"2.2-203.3","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/2.1\/2.2-203.3","url":"\/2.2-203.3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-203.3\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/2.1\/2.2-203.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-203.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The position of Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Forestry, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Agricultural Council, and Virginia Racing Commission. The Governor, by executive order<\/span>, may assign any state executive agency to the Secretary, or reassign any agency listed in this section to another Secretary.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSITION ESTABLISHED; AGENCIES FOR WHICH RESPONSIBLE; ADDITIONAL DUTIES (\u00a7\n2.2-203.3)\n\nThe position of Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry (the Secretary) is\ncreated. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following\nagencies: Department of Forestry, Department of Agriculture and Consumer\nServices, Virginia Agricultural Council, and Virginia Racing Commission. The\nGovernor, by executive order, may assign any state executive agency to the\nSecretary, or reassign any agency listed in this section to another Secretary.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, cc. 940, 963; 2008, c. 860; 2014, c. 432.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}