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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>352281</law_id><section_number>2.2-203.3</section_number><catch_line>Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="3" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Organization of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Office of the Governor</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="2" identifier="2">Governor's Secretaries</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="3" identifier="2.1">Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>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 <span class="dictionary">order</span>, may assign any state executive agency to the Secretary, or reassign any agency listed in this section to another Secretary.</p></section></text><history>2004, cc. 940, 963; 2008, c. 860; 2014, c. 432.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
