* § 16-x. Dairy promotion act. 1. Declaration of policy. (a) It is\nhereby declared that the mission of the corporation is to promote a\nvigorous and growing state economy. In implementing this mission, the\ncorporation has undertaken a vigorous campaign to market the state's\nassets and, by carrying out the provisions of this section, would\nfurther this mission by promoting the state's dairy industry.\n (b) It is further declared that the continued existence of the state\ndairy industry, and the continued production of milk on the farms of\nthis state, is of vast economic importance to the state and to the\nhealth and welfare of the inhabitants thereof; that it is essential, in\norder to assure such continued production of milk and its handling and\ndistribution, that prices to producers be such as to return reasonable\ncosts of production, and at the same time to assure an adequate supply\nof milk and dairy products to consumers at reasonable prices; and to\nthese ends it is essential that consumers and others be adequately\ninformed as to the dietary needs and advantages of milk and dairy\nproducts and as to the economies resulting from the use of milk and\ndairy products, and to command for milk and dairy products, consumer\nattention and demand consistent with their importance and value. It is\nfurther declared that continued decline in the consumption of fluid milk\nand some other dairy products will jeopardize the production of adequate\nsupplies of milk and dairy products because of increasing surpluses\nnecessarily returning less to producers; and that continued adequate\nsupplies of milk and dairy products is a matter of vital concern as\naffecting the health and general welfare of the people of this state. It\nis therefore declared to be the legislative intent and policy of the\nstate:\n (i) To enable milk producers and others in the dairy industry, with\nthe aid of the state, to more effectively promote the consumption of\nmilk and dairy products,\n (ii) To provide methods and means for the development of new and\nimproved dairy products, and to promote their use, and\n (iii) To this end, to eliminate the possible impairment of the\npurchasing power of the milk producers of this state and to assure an\nadequate supply of milk for consumers at reasonable prices.\n 2. Definitions. As used in this section the following terms shall have\nthe following meanings:\n (a) "President" means the president of the corporation.\n (b) "Dairy products" means milk and products derived therefrom, and\nproducts of which milk or a portion thereof is a significant part.\n (c) "Producer" means any person in this state who is engaged in the\nproduction of milk or who causes milk to be produced for any market in\nthis or any other state.\n (d) "Advisory board" means the persons appointed by the commissioner\nfrom nominations from producers to assist the president in administering\na dairy promotion order.\n (e) "Milk dealer" means any person who purchases or handles or\nreceives or sells milk, including individuals, partnerships,\ncorporations, cooperative associations, and unincorporated cooperative\nassociations.\n (f) "Dairy promotion order" means an order issued by the president,\npursuant to the provisions of this section.\n (g) "Cooperative" means an association or federation or cooperative of\nmilk producers organized under the laws of New York state, or any other\nstate, having agreements with their producer members to market, bargain\nfor or sell the milk of such producers, and is actually performing one\nor more of these services in the marketing of the milk produced by their\nmembers, through the cooperative or through a federation of milk\ncooperatives in which the cooperative has membership.\n (h) "State" means the state of New York.\n (i) "Department" means the New York state department of agriculture\nand markets.\n (j) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the New York state\ndepartment of agriculture an
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