Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Encyclopedia
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 14th Commissioner is Matt Lohr
, who was appointed by Governor of Virginia
Bob McDonnell
on May 1, 2010.
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
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 14th Commissioner is Matt Lohr
Matt Lohr
Matthew J. "Matt" Lohr is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2005. He represented the city of Harrisonburg and northern portions of Rockingham County. In 2007 and 2009 he was re-elected to office earning 71% and 73% of the vote...
, who was appointed by Governor of Virginia
Governor of Virginia
The governor of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term. The position is currently held by Republican Bob McDonnell, who was inaugurated on January 16, 2010, as the 71st governor of Virginia....
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
Robert Francis "Bob" McDonnell is an American politician who has been the 71st Governor of Virginia since January 2010. A former lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, McDonnell served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1993 to 2006 and served as Attorney General of Virginia from 2006...
on May 1, 2010.
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