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2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 06 Agriculture
Chapter 207 PROMOTION AND MARKETING OF VERMONT FOODS AND PRODUCTS
§ 4604 Legislative intent

Universal Citation:
6 V.S.A. § 4604.
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§ 4604. Legislative intent

It is the intent of the general assembly in adopting this subchapter to:

(1) stimulate a concerted economic development effort on behalf of Vermont's agriculture and forest product sectors by systematically advancing entrepreneurism, business development, and job creation;

(2) recognize and build on the similarities and unique qualities of Vermont's agriculture and forest product sectors;

(3) increase the value of Vermont's raw and value-added products through the development of in-state and export markets;

(4) attract a new generation of entrepreneurs to Vermont's farm, food system, forest, and value-added chain by facilitating more affordable access to the working landscape;

(5) provide assistance to agricultural and forest product businesses in navigating the regulatory process;

(6) use Vermont's brand recognition and reputation as a national leader in food systems development, innovative entrepreneurism, and as a "green" state to leverage economic development and opportunity in the agriculture and forest product sectors;

(7) promote the benefits of Vermont's working lands, from the economic value of raw and value-added products to the public value of ecological stability, land stewardship, recreational opportunities, and quality of life;

(8) increase the amount of state investment in working lands enterprises, particularly when it leverages private and philanthropic funds; and

(9) support the people and businesses that depend on Vermont's renewable land-based resources and the sustainable and productive use of the land by coordinating and integrating financial products and programs. (Added 2011, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 15, 2012.)

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