N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 261 – Powers and duties of department
§ 261. Powers and duties of department. The department shall:
Terms Used In N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 261
- First-instance processing: shall mean the washing, grading and packaging of farm and food products in connection with a farmers' market. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 260
- Public or private agency: shall mean any agency of federal, state or local government, regional market authority, public benefit corporation, not-for-profit corporation, cooperative corporation or educational institution. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 260
- Storage: shall mean a facility or equipment with a refrigerated, controlled atmosphere, or other enclosed unit used for the purpose of long-term storage of farm and food products in connection with a farmers' market. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 260
1. perform necessary activities to encourage the development and improvement of farmers' markets throughout New York state;
2. provide technical assistance to any public or private agency for the planning, financing or development of a farmers' market, which market may include facilities for first-instance processing, shipping, storage, and direct sales of farm and food products on a retail or wholesale basis;
3. provide grants, from amounts appropriated, for state assistance to farmers' markets, as provided under section two hundred sixty-two of this article;
4. collect, compile and publish economic information on farmers' markets in the state;
5. establish working relationships with interested individuals and organizations and cooperative extensions for the purposes of this article; and
6. compile listings of available funding resources for the development and/or improvement of farmers' markets within the state. The department shall periodically advise municipal corporations, regional market authorities, public benefit corporations, not-for-profit corporations and agricultural cooperatives organized pursuant to the cooperative corporations law as to the availability of such information and shall provide such listings upon request.