Connecticut General Statutes 22-27 – Establishment of standards. Market information
(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to investigate marketing conditions and to establish and maintain state brands for farm and horticultural crops, including poultry and poultry products. He may obtain, prepare and disseminate information concerning the marketing, prices, supply and demand for any or all farm products and their movement through commercial channels and the quantity and condition of such products in cold storage and, for such purposes, may inspect the books of any wholesaler dealing in such products, and may obtain and furnish quotations upon any such product or article and farm supplies on request.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22-27
- farm: includes farm buildings, and accessory buildings thereto, nurseries, orchards, ranges, greenhouses, hoophouses and other temporary structures or other structures used primarily for the raising and, as an incident to ordinary farming operations, the sale of agricultural or horticultural commodities. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to establish and maintain standard packages, grades and classifications for farm and horticultural crops, including poultry and poultry products, such standards, as far as possible, to be identical with similar standards established under authority of the Congress of the United States.