Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia that is responsible for promoting the economic growth and development of Virginia's agricultural sector. It also provides environmental protection services and consumer protection programs.
The Department is supervised and directed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The current and 15th Commissioner is Sandra J. Adams, who was appointed by Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe in June 2014.[1]
Organization
The Department is under the direction and supervision of a Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, who is appointed by the Governor of Virginia. The Department is located within the Governor's Secretariat of Agriculture and Forestry, which is under the direction of the Governor's Cabinet Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry.
- Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Deputy Commissioner
- Animal and Food Industry Services Division
- Consumer Protection Division
- Marketing Division
- Charitable Gaming Division
- Deputy Commissioner
See also
References
- ^ "The VDACS Commissioner". Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Virginia.gov. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
