7 M.R.S. §422: Purposes

The purposes of this subchapter are:

1. Correlated marketing. To enable producers of agricultural commodities of this State, with the aid of the State, to more effectively correlate the marketing of their crops with market demands;

2. Uniform grading. To provide for uniform grading and proper preparation of agricultural commodities for market;

3. Development of markets. To provide methods and means for the development of new and larger markets for agricultural commodities grown within the State;

4. Orderly marketing. To establish orderly marketing and pricing of agricultural commodities grown within this State; and

5. Elimination of economic waste. To eliminate or reduce economic waste in the marketing of agricultural commodities grown within the State.