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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 63 — Farmer–to–consumer Direct Marketing

§ 3002. Definitions

Statutory text

For purposes of this chapter, the term “direct marketing from farmers to consumers” shall mean the marketing of agricultural commodities at any marketplace (including, but not limited to, roadside stands, city markets, and vehicles used for house-to-house marketing of agricultural commodities) established and maintained for the purpose of enabling farmers to sell (either individually or through a farmers’ organization directly representing the farmers who produced the commodities being sold) their agricultural commodities directly to individual consumers, or organizations representing consumers, in a manner calculated to lower the cost and increase the quality of food to such consumers while providing increased financial returns to the farmers.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Farmer-to-Con sum er Direct Marketing Act of 1976

    Pub. L. 94–463 § 3 · 90 Stat. 1982

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 3002

    (Pub. L. 94–463, § 3, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1982.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 94–463, § 3, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1982.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 3. definition For purposes of this Act, the term “direct marketing from farmers to consumers” shall mean the marketing of agricultural commodities at any marketplace (including, but not limited to, roadside stands, city markets, and vehicles used for house-to-house marketing of agricultural commodities) established and maintained for the purpose of enabling farmers to sell (either individually or through a farmers’ organization directly representing the farmers who produced the commodities being sold) their agricultural commodities directly to individual consumers, or organizations representing consumers, in a manner calculated to lower the cost and increase the quality of food to such consumers while providing increased financial returns to the farmers.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 94–463, § 3, , 90 Stat. 1982.)

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