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17.52 PURPOSE.
It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that Minnesota farmers who
produce agricultural commodities for domestic and foreign markets shall be permitted to act
separately, or jointly in cooperation with handlers, dealers and processors of such products, with
the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the University of Minnesota, and any other interested
agencies, to promote and stimulate the use, sale and consumption of such commodities and to
improve methods of production, processing and marketing thereof; it is further declared that
provision for the establishment of Minnesota agricultural commodity research and promotion
councils is deemed an appropriate means to accomplish such objectives. Sections 17.51 to 17.69
shall not be construed to abrogate or limit in any way the rights, powers, duties and functions
of the commissioner of agriculture or any other agency of the state, but shall be supplementary
thereto, and in aid and cooperation therewith.
History: 1969 c 1021 s 2; 1976 c 149 s 8,62 subd 2
It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that Minnesota farmers who
produce agricultural commodities for domestic and foreign markets shall be permitted to act
separately, or jointly in cooperation with handlers, dealers and processors of such products, with
the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the University of Minnesota, and any other interested
agencies, to promote and stimulate the use, sale and consumption of such commodities and to
improve methods of production, processing and marketing thereof; it is further declared that
provision for the establishment of Minnesota agricultural commodity research and promotion
councils is deemed an appropriate means to accomplish such objectives. Sections 17.51 to 17.69
shall not be construed to abrogate or limit in any way the rights, powers, duties and functions
of the commissioner of agriculture or any other agency of the state, but shall be supplementary
thereto, and in aid and cooperation therewith.
History: 1969 c 1021 s 2; 1976 c 149 s 8,62 subd 2
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