N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 450
Declaration of legislative findings and intent
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Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2015
* § 450. Application of provisions of other laws and of documents.\nWherever the terms department of agriculture, department of farms and\nmarkets, department of foods and markets, department of weights and\nmeasures, department of health, commissioner of agriculture,\ncommissioner of farms and markets, commissioner of foods and markets,\nstate superintendent of weights and measures, or state commissioner of\nhealth, shall occur in any law, contract or document, such terms shall\nbe deemed to mean and refer to the department of agriculture and markets\nand the commissioner of agriculture and markets respectively, so far as\nsuch law, contract or document pertains to matters which are within the\njurisdiction of such department under the provisions of this chapter.\nWhenever, by the education law or other statute, the commissioner of\nagriculture is made a member by virtue of his office of the board of\nmanagers or trustees or other governing body of a state institution, the\nterm commissioner of agriculture shall be deemed to mean the\ncommissioner of agriculture and markets.\n * NB Effective until June 15, 2015\n
§ 450. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. While the\nNourish New York program was developed in response to disrupted food\nsupply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has emerged as an\nimportant innovation, significantly supporting the state's farms while\nproviding nourishing fresh foods to people experiencing food insecurity.\nThe COVID-19 crisis unveiled the weaknesses in our state's food supply\nsystem and has caused serious economic hardships for the state's farms\nand agribusinesses. But, in the ten months since its inception, Nourish\nNew York has already strengthened the state's food supply network and\nexpanded markets for New York farm products. The local food movement has\nalso gained significant momentum during the pandemic, with increasing\nnumbers of New Yorkers wanting to know where their food is sourced. This\npresents the state with a major opportunity to support our local\neconomies and create greater equity in our food system by providing\ngreater access to local, healthy options in food insecure areas through\nmaking the Nourish New York program permanent.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.