Section 274.310

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Chapter 274

Effective - 28 Aug 1996   

  274.310.  Services provided by department of agriculture to small family owned agricultural producers or processors, cooperative marketing, market development, information dissemination — annual report submitted to general assembly, when. — 1.  The department of agriculture shall provide assistance to persons engaged in agricultural production in the following areas:

  (1)  Cooperative marketing of agricultural products;

  (2)  Cooperative processing of agricultural products;

  (3)  Development of regional and niche markets for the marketing of agricultural products; and

  (4)  Dissemination of the most modern information and technology related to agricultural production, processing and marketing.  Such assistance shall have as its primary focus the provision of assistance to small, independent family-owned or -operated agricultural producers or processors.

  2.  An annual report on the activities engaged in, number of persons served and evaluation of project effectiveness shall be submitted by the department of agriculture to the general assembly, no later than December 1, 1996, and each year thereafter by December first.

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(L. 1996 H.B. 1237 merged with S.B. 521)