2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 3:521 — Purpose of part

PART IV.  FARM PRODUCTS MARKET FACILITIES

§521.  Purpose of Part

The purpose of this Part is to provide a permissive method for the establishment of terminal and assembly markets, through the creation of non-profit public corporations, to be known as "farm products market facilities," in order to promote the efficient and economic handling of farm and food products in the interest of the grower, the food trade, and the consuming public.  This method is in addition and supplementary to all other methods for the creation of these types of markets provided under the laws of this state.

It is also the purpose of this Part to provide an efficient place where private enterprise can operate effectively, and to maintain the management of the market in the hands of those who use it.  There shall be no interference by the management of the market with such incidents of private enterprise as profits, prices and types of farm and food products dealt in.