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27.001 PUBLIC POLICY.
The legislature recognizes that perishable agricultural products are important sources
of revenue to a large number of citizens of this state engaged in producing, processing,
manufacturing, or selling such products and that such products cannot be repossessed in case of
default. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the legislature that certain financial protection
be afforded those who are producers on the farm; farmer cooperatives which are not wholesale
produce dealers as described in section 27.01, subdivision 8; and licensed wholesale produce
dealers, including the retail merchant purchasing produce directly from farmers. The provisions
of this chapter which relate to perishable agricultural commodities shall be liberally construed
to achieve these ends and shall be administered and enforced with a view to carrying out the
above declaration of policy.
History: 1969 c 471 s 1; 1975 c 227 s 1
The legislature recognizes that perishable agricultural products are important sources
of revenue to a large number of citizens of this state engaged in producing, processing,
manufacturing, or selling such products and that such products cannot be repossessed in case of
default. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the legislature that certain financial protection
be afforded those who are producers on the farm; farmer cooperatives which are not wholesale
produce dealers as described in section 27.01, subdivision 8; and licensed wholesale produce
dealers, including the retail merchant purchasing produce directly from farmers. The provisions
of this chapter which relate to perishable agricultural commodities shall be liberally construed
to achieve these ends and shall be administered and enforced with a view to carrying out the
above declaration of policy.
History: 1969 c 471 s 1; 1975 c 227 s 1
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