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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 643 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. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2001, chapter 320<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1422205,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357441,"identifier":"3.2-2601","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/26\/3.2-2601","url":"\/3.2-2601\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-2601\/","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/26\/3.2-2601","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-2601","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall have the following powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To provide information and assistance in obtaining permits relating to aquacultural activities; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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4.<\/span> To consult with and assist aquaculture<\/span> industry groups, aquaculture<\/span> associations, and academic institutions to develop, maintain, and expand the aquaculture<\/span> industry; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To develop, support, and implement policies beneficial to Virginia aquaculture<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER (\u00a7 3.2-2601)\n\nThe Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n1. To provide information and assistance in obtaining permits relating to\naquacultural activities;\n\n2. To promote aquaculture including encouraging investment in aquaculture\nfacilities to expand production, processing capacity, and marketing;\n\n3. To work with appropriate state and federal agencies to review, develop, and\nimplement policies and procedures to facilitate aquacultural development;\n\n4. To consult with and assist aquaculture industry groups, aquaculture\nassociations, and academic institutions to develop, maintain, and expand the\naquaculture industry; and\n\n5. To develop, support, and implement policies beneficial to Virginia\naquaculture.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 643, \u00a7 3.1-73.7; 2001, c. 320; 2008, c. 860.","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"}}