The frontiersman., 1962-02-15
STATE AGRIClJL LTURAL MARKETING BILL WOULD AFFECT ALASKAN FARMERS

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 Editors note: The following Bill Qno~n as inc marketing bill is reproduced below it's entirety for the study of in eresed persons The bill, which first introduced last year. has caused considerable controversy among persons affiliated with the agricultural trade
 By Senators Pollock, logan and " Phillips
 SENATE BILL NO. 1q3
 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
 SECOND LEGISLATURE U SECOND SESSION For an Act entitled An Act relating to the establishment and
 dfjaas fo2 of GFde5y maaadns ad BE IT zHAeTzD BY FIFE S SSf ff r, ,,sss sseto9 jon MARKETING MARK OF AGRICULTURAL PRO tura commodities in Alaska of reasonable and normal in F for market and lack of uniform grading and casscaton and the or develop age or Aas gown of the agricultural Alasak Such eoparze the development industry and the production of cultural producers obtaining labor s A be e to hs gagged in other ganu occupations within the state They living and from contributing their fair share the of tending to increase unfairly the burdens of other citizens safety and welfare of the people of Alaska is hereby to be policy of this state to aid agricultural producers in preventng economic waste marketing agricultural comod ing and to aid such producers in maintaining their purchasing F riffs Se of this Act are:
 CD enable producers, with the aid of the state to relate the marketing of agricultural products with the demand therefor
 CD establish orderly marketing of agricultural comnod
 (3) to provide grading classification and proper preparation of agricultural commodities for market
 e to insure adequate supply ot such com modites;
 (5) prevent unfair competitive practices;
 (6) aid in orderly adjustment to changing conditions
 cD to maintain reasonable incentives for continued For the of this Act the term:
 the of producing to be produced for market agricultural commodity;
 c handler" any person firm engaged in sell marketing distributing agricultural commodities within this state other than the ultimate but including producers who also perform these functions and retailers sell ing such commodities heretofore subject regulation under
 Sec A. MARKETING ORDERS The director of the dyi- agriculture Department of Natural Resources hereafter marketing of agricultural commodities Alaska marketing order issued for the set forth Sec of this Act and for conducting research and providing information o benefit both the producer and the conumer.
 Sec 5. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The director of the di of agriculture shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Act and the provisions of marketing orders.
 ( shall change and repeal markeang under the of the Administrative Procedure Act additional requirements of this section In lntia shall consider following factors quantity and quality of the commodity available quantity required of production purchasing power ot consumers productive goods and farmers buy and the of competing commodities Before the dHecof may marketing order 1t must be approved referendum by CD at lease thirds of the producers voting each during representative period have produced for quantities of the commodity specified, ana during the period have produced Tn total at least of the commodity the market specified the order and by @ handlers in the same area during period, of not less than half Of the of the commodity by the order inc with approval commissioner of natural may marketing order rejected by handlers II issuance o1