The commercial apple-producing districts of the Commonwealth are as follows:
Area I. Northern Virginia District -- Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, and Loudoun Counties and the City of Winchester.
Area II. Central Virginia District -- Accomack, Fauquier, King William, Lancaster, Madison, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Richmond, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, and Westmoreland Counties.
Area III. Southern Virginia District -- Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Dickenson, Franklin, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Halifax, Hanover, Henry, Isle of Wight, James City, Lee, Louisa, Lunenburg, Montgomery, Nelson, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Russell, Smyth, Southampton, Surry, Wise, and Wythe Counties.
Whenever the commercial production of apples begins in any locality not included in this section, such locality shall become a part of the nearest district that has the lowest commercial apple production according to production records of the Department.
Code 1950, § 3-513.1; 1964, c. 578; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-632; 1974, c. 601; 1982, c. 415; 1999, c. 793; 2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 565.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
§ 3.2-1201. Apple Board; composition and appointment of members
§ 3.2-1202. Apple Board membership
§ 3.2-1204. Powers and duties of Apple Board; report
§ 3.2-1205. Commercial apple-producing districts designated
§ 3.2-1206. Apple Fund established
§ 3.2-1208. Referendum on question of levying apple excise tax
§ 3.2-1209. Management of referenda; Commissioner's duties; notice
§ 3.2-1210. Questions to be printed on ballots
§ 3.2-1211. Persons eligible to vote
§ 3.2-1212. Referenda results; action of Governor
§ 3.2-1214. Referenda results; action of Governor
§ 3.2-1215. Disposition of excise tax by producer; reports