N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 291: Legislative declaration

§ 291. Legislative declaration. It is hereby declared that the

marketing of agricultural commodities and aquatic products in this

state, in excess of reasonable and normal market demands therefor;

disorderly marketing of such commodities; improper preparation for

market and lack of uniform grading and classification of agricultural

commodities and aquatic products; unfair methods of competition in the

marketing of such commodities and the inability of individual producers

to develop new and larger markets for agricultural commodities and

aquatic products, result in an unreasonable and unnecessary economic

waste of the agricultural wealth of this state. Such conditions and the

accompanying waste jeopardize the future continued production of

adequate food supplies for the people of this and other states. These

conditions vitally concern the health, safety, and general welfare of

the people of this state. It is therefore declared the legislative

purpose and the policy of this state:

1. To enable agricultural producers and aquatic producers of this

state, with the aid of the state, more effectively to correlate the

marketing of their agricultural commodities and aquatic products with

market demands therefor.

2. To establish orderly, efficient, and equitable marketing of

agricultural commodities and aquatic products.

3. To provide for uniform grading and proper preparation of

agricultural commodities and aquatic products for market.

4. To provide methods and means for the development of new and larger

markets for agricultural commodities and aquatic products produced in

New York.

5. To eliminate or reduce the economic waste in the marketing of

agricultural commodities and aquatic products.

6. To eliminate unjust impairment of the purchasing power of aquatic

producers and the agricultural producers of this state.

7. To aid agricultural and aquatic producers in maintaining an income

at an adequate and equitable level.