2016 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 23 - (Agriculture & Markets) DIRECT MARKETING
283 - Powers and duties of the commissioner.

 283. Powers  and  duties of the commissioner. The commissioner shall
  have the powers and duties to:
1. Develop  and  implement  programs  designed  to  facilitate  direct
  marketing.
2.  Encourage  direct  marketing  through  the cooperative selling and
  buying of farm products or production supplies.
3. Provide technical or educational assistance to  producers  of  farm
  products  seeking  new  or  improved methods of direct marketing of such
  products.
4. Provide assistance to wholesale buyers and retail stores seeking to
  purchase farm and food products directly from producers.
5. Provide assistance to consumer or non-profit organizations,  public
  or  private agencies, hospitals and other health care facilities seeking
  to purchase or facilitate the purchase of farm  products  directly  from
  producers.
6. Publicize and encourage participation by producers and consumers in
  direct marketing programs.
7.  Encourage the direct marketing of food and farm products to public
  and private agencies within the state.
8. Encourage the development of direct marketing programs within areas
  of the state which are identified as  having  poor  consumer  access  to
  reasonably priced and high quality farm products.
8-a.  Encourage  the  development of direct marketing programs, within
  areas of the state designated by the department of health  as  having  a
  high  incidence  of childhood obesity and to increase the consumption of
  fresh fruits and vegetables to help  curb  the  incidence  of  childhood
  obesity.
9.  Conduct conferences, seminars or workshops designed to promote the
  direct marketing of farm products within the state.
10. Contract, where necessary, and cooperate with other federal, state
  and local governmental, private non-profit agencies, and  other  private
  business organizations for the development, design and implementation of
  any activities authorized hereunder.
11.  Establish  a  statewide  advisory  council  which  shall  provide
  information to and advise the commissioner, as  prescribed  by  him,  on
  policy, planning and programs.
12.  Undertake  any  other  activities  which  he  deems  necessary to
  accomplish the purposes of this article.
13. Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to supplement and  give
  full force and effect to the provisions of this article.