WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 186

By Senator Sypolt

[Introduced February 11, 2021; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-9-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Commissioner of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to seed certification program.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 9. Authorization for miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-9-1. Commissioner of Agriculture.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 26, 2020, authorized under the authority of §19-16-3a of this code, modified by the Commissioner of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on December 22, 2020, relating to the Commissioner of Agriculture (seed certification program, 61 CSR 39), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to seed certification program.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.