N.Y. AGM Law § 291

§ 291. Legislative declaration. It is hereby declared that the\nmarketing of agricultural commodities and aquatic products in this\nstate, in excess of reasonable and normal market demands therefor;\ndisorderly marketing of such commodities; improper preparation for\nmarket and lack of uniform grading and classification of agricultural\ncommodities and aquatic products; unfair methods of competition in the\nmarketing of such commodities and the inability of individual producers\nto develop new and larger markets for agricultural commodities and\naquatic products, result in an unreasonable and unnecessary economic\nwaste of the agricultural wealth of this state. Such conditions and the\naccompanying waste jeopardize the future continued production of\nadequate food supplies for the people of this and other states. These\nconditions vitally concern the health, safety, and general welfare of\nthe people of this state. It is therefore declared the legislative\npurpose and the policy of this state:\n 1. 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 2. To establish orderly, efficient, and equitable marketing of\nagricultural commodities and aquatic products.\n 3. To provide for uniform grading and proper preparation of\nagricultural commodities and aquatic products for market.\n 4. To provide methods and means for the development of new and larger\nmarkets for agricultural commodities and aquatic products produced in\nNew York.\n 5. To eliminate or reduce the economic waste in the marketing of\nagricultural commodities and aquatic products.\n 6. To eliminate unjust impairment of the purchasing power of aquatic\nproducers and the agricultural producers of this state.\n 7. To aid agricultural and aquatic producers in maintaining an income\nat an adequate and equitable level.\n