2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 101: GENERAL PROVISIONS
7 §422. Purposes
Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING
Subchapter 1-B: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT
§422. Purposes
The purposes of this subchapter are: [1981, c. 154, §1 (NEW).]
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;
[ 1981, c. 154, §1 (NEW) .]
2. Uniform grading. To provide for uniform grading and proper preparation of agricultural commodities for market;
[ 1981, c. 154, §1 (NEW) .]
3. Development of markets. To provide methods and means for the development of new and larger markets for agricultural commodities grown within the State;
[ 1981, c. 154, §1 (NEW) .]
4. Orderly marketing. To establish orderly marketing and pricing of agricultural commodities grown within this State; and
[ 1981, c. 154, §1 (NEW) .]
5. Elimination of economic waste. To eliminate or reduce economic waste in the marketing of agricultural commodities grown within the State.
[ 1981, c. 154, §1 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1981, c. 154, §1 (NEW).
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