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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357442</law_id><section_number>3.2-2602</section_number><catch_line>Aquaculture Advisory Board; composition and appointment of members</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="5" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Boards, Councils, Foundations, and Commissions</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="C">Other Commodity-Related Boards, Councils, and Foundations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="26">Aquaculture Advisory Board</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Aquaculture</span> Advisory <span class="dictionary">Board</span> is established as an advisory <span class="dictionary">board</span> in the executive branch of state government. The <span class="dictionary">Aquaculture</span> Advisory <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall advise the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> on policy matters related to <span class="dictionary">aquaculture</span>. <a id="paragraph-1330012" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-2602/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The Governor shall appoint the <span class="dictionary">Aquaculture</span> Advisory <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, which shall be composed of seven members who are representative of the interests of the <span class="dictionary">aquaculture</span> industry.
			The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall meet at the call of the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. <a id="paragraph-1330013" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-2602/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1992, c. 643, &#xA7; 3.1-73.8; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
