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WVDA PROPOSING AUCTIONEER RULE CHANGES
Charleston, W.Va. –The West Virginia Department of Agriculture filed rule changes with the Secretary of State for Title 61, Legislative Rule, State Department of Agriculture, Series 11-B, Auctioneers on April 26. A public comment period will be in effect until Thursday, May 31, 2007. The proposed rule changes are summarized as follows:
- Technical cleanup.
- Increasing amount of bond for auctioneers and apprentice auctioneers.
- Increasing Continuing Education requirements to maintain reciprocal status with reciprocal states.
The complete rule, with proposed changes, can be found on the Department’s website
http://www.wvagriculture.org/auctioneers.html. All comments must be in writing and should be
addressed as follows:
Janet Fisher, Deputy Commissioner
WV Department of Agriculture
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305
The deadline for comments is Thursday, May 31, 2007, at 3 p.m.
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The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org.
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