4:12A-22 - Minimum prices; power of director to fix - New Jersey Statutes

4:12A-22.  Minimum prices;  power of director to fix
    The director may ascertain, determine and may fix or refix by investigation  and proof, as the emergency permits, the minimum prices to be paid to the  producer, the minimum prices to be charged by milk dealers to other milk  dealers, processors, subdealers and stores, the minimum prices to be charged by  processors to subdealers, the minimum prices to be charged by subdealers to  stores, and the minimum prices to be charged the consumer for milk in the  several municipalities or markets of this State, under varying conditions, as  will best insure a sufficient quantity of fresh, pure and wholesome milk to the  inhabitants of this State.  The director may take into consideration the  various grades of milk produced, the varying percentages of butter fat, plant  volume, seasonal production, and other conditions affecting the cost of  production, cost of transportation and marketing, and the amount necessary to  yield a reasonable return to the producer and to the milk dealer, processor or  subdealer.  The term grades as used herein shall be for the purpose of fixing  or refixing prices only and shall not supersede or abrogate or affect the  status of standard or requirement for milk as are or may be established in  ordinances of boards of health or other bodies exercising the powers thereof in  any municipality.

     L.1941, c. 274, p. 722, s. 22.