N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 258-q: Action for a uniform northeast market

§ 258-q. Action for a uniform northeast market. The commissioner is

hereby authorized and directed to act independently or through the

Northeastern Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the

National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments and any other group or

agency, to achieve uniformity of laws and regulations involving

inspection of farms and plants, sanitary codes, labeling of dairy

products and their imitations, standards for dairy products, licensing

of milk dealers and the terms of both federal and state milk marketing

orders in effect in the area. He is further directed to work toward the

elimination of the unnecessary and costly barriers to the free flow of

milk created by laws and regulations originally enacted to help the

income of dairy farmers but whose present effect is to interfere with

the free flow of milk and to reduce the efficiency of distribution. The

commissioner will continuously endeavor to effectuate the purpose of

this section by seeking uniform laws and regulations, joint

investigations, joint hearings, and joint and concurrent orders and

regulations. He further will endeavor to create a joint agency or joint

agencies to carry out and enforce joint and concurrent orders and any

other joint activities.