Source: NCDA&CS, 11/5/21

The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold a meeting Monday, Nov. 8, at 1:30 p.m. in the Martin Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

The board will take up the following items:
• Approval of Peak-Season Dates for 2021-2022 Soil Samples
• Referendum Request – NC Cotton Producers Association
• Overview of N.C. Mountain State Fair
• Overview of N.C. State Fair
• Rule-making – Initiate Process
o Standards Division –
 Notification for Disconnection of Service. (02 NCAC 38 .0705)
o Veterinary Division
 Rulemaking to amend and repeal existing farmed cervid rules. (02 NCAC 52L)
 Periodic review and amendments to rules related to the Animal Welfare Act which includes animal shelters and boarding facilities. (02 NCAC 52J)
• Other business.

A copy of the agenda is online at this link..

About the Board of Agriculture
The Board of Agriculture is a policymaking body that adopts regulations for many of the programs administered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Members are appointed by the governor. The commissioner of agriculture serves as chairman of the board.