* § 16-y. Marketing of agricultural products. Declaration of policy.\n(a) It is hereby declared that the mission of the corporation is to\npromote a vigorous and growing state economy. In implementing this\nmission, the corporation has undertaken a vigorous campaign to market\nthe state's assets and by carrying out the provisions of this section,\nwould further this mission by promoting the development of markets for\nagricultural products grown and produced in the state.\n (b) It is further declared that the marketing of agricultural\ncommodities and aquatic products in this state, in excess of reasonable\nand normal market demands therefor; disorderly marketing of such\ncommodities; improper preparation for market and lack of uniform grading\nand classification of agricultural commodities and aquatic products;\nunfair methods of competition in the marketing of such commodities and\nthe inability of individual producers to develop new and larger markets\nfor agricultural commodities and aquatic products, result in an\nunreasonable and unnecessary economic waste of the agricultural wealth\nof this state. Such conditions and the accompanying waste jeopardize the\nfuture continued production of adequate food supplies for the people of\nthis and other states. These conditions vitally concern the health,\nsafety and general welfare of the people of this state.\n It is therefore declared the legislative purpose and the policy of\nthis state:\n (i) To enable agricultural producers and aquatic producers of this\nstate, with the aid of the state, more effectively to correlate the\nmarketing of their agricultural commodities and aquatic products with\nmarket demands therefor.\n (ii) To establish orderly, efficient and equitable marketing of\nagricultural commodities and aquatic products.\n (iii) To provide for uniform grading and proper preparation of\nagricultural commodities and aquatic products for market.\n (iv) To provide methods and means for the development of new and\nlarger markets for agricultural commodities and aquatic products\nproduced in New York.\n (v) To eliminate or reduce the economic waste in the marketing of\nagricultural commodities and aquatic products.\n (vi) To eliminate unjust impairment of the purchasing power of aquatic\nproducers and the agricultural producers of this state; and\n (vii) To aid agricultural and aquatic producers in maintaining an\nincome at an adequate and equitable level.\n 2. Definitions. (a) "Agricultural commodity" means any and all\nagricultural, horticultural, vineyard products, corn for grain, oats,\nsoybeans, barley, wheat, poultry or poultry products, bees, maple sap\nand pure maple products produced therefrom, christmas trees, livestock,\nincluding swine, and honey, sold in the state either in their natural\nstate or as processed by the producer thereof but does not include milk,\ntimber or timber products, other than christmas trees, all hay, rye and\nlegumes except for soybeans.\n (b) "Aquaculture" means the culture, cultivation and harvest of\naquatic plants and animals.\n (c) "Aquatic products" means any food or fiber products obtained\nthrough the practice of aquaculture, including mariculture; or by\nharvest from the sea when such products are cultured or landed in this\nstate. Such products include but are not limited to fish, shellfish,\nseaweed or other water based plant life.\n (d) "Producer" means any person engaged within this state in the\nbusiness of producing, or causing to be produced for any market, any\nagricultural commodity or aquatic product.\n (e) "Handler" means any person engaged in the operation of packing,\ngrading, selling, offering for sale or marketing any marketable\nagricultural commodities or aquatic products, who as owner, agent or\notherwise ships or causes an agricultural commodity to be shipped.\n (f) "Processor" means any person engaged within this state in\nprocessing, or in the operation of receiving, grading, packing, canning,\
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