Minnesota Session Laws - 1992, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1992 

                        CHAPTER 489-S.F.No. 2728 
           An act relating to agriculture; establishing a state 
          over-order premium milk price for dairy farmers for 
          certain milk; proposing coding for new law in 
          Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32A. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [32A.071] [CLASS I MILK PRICE.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [PURPOSE.] It is the intent of the 
legislature that establishing an over-order premium milk price 
will benefit the incomes of all Minnesota dairy farmers and 
improve the economies in rural communities. 
    Subd. 2.  [MINIMUM CLASS I MILK PRICE.] The minimum price 
for class I milk as defined by the upper midwest federal milk 
marketing order, Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, part 
1068, for milk purchased in Minnesota for class I use shall be 
not less than $1.50 per hundredweight higher than the class I 
price specified in the applicable milk marketing order.  This 
price shall be paid by processors of class I milk directly to 
their suppliers of grade A milk or to the agents of the 
suppliers.  Suppliers or agents shall pass the entire over-order 
premium payment on to the dairy producers. 
    Subd. 3.  [RULES.] The commissioner of agriculture shall 
adopt emergency and permanent rules to implement subdivision 2 
in a manner that minimizes disruption to existing trade 
practices and commercial transactions, including maximizing the 
use of pooling of over-order premium payments among grade A milk 
producers.  
    Subd. 4.  [REPORT.] Not later than March 1 of 1993 and each 
year thereafter, the commissioner of agriculture shall report to 
the chairs of the senate agriculture and rural development 
committee and the house of representatives agriculture committee 
on the impacts and benefits to dairy farmers of the minimum 
class I milk price established under subdivision 2.  The report 
must also include a summary of processor and distributor 
information the commissioner has analyzed to determine 
compliance with sections 32A.01 to 32A.09. 
    Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 1 is effective August 1, 1992, except that the 
rulemaking authority granted to the commissioner of agriculture 
is effective the day following final enactment. 
    Presented to the governor April 16, 1992 
    Signed by the governor April 20, 1992, 4:45 p.m.