Section 76-15-12 - Purpose of act. - New Mexico Statutes

76-15-12. Purpose of act.

The purpose of the Produce Marketing Act [76-15-10 to 76-15-22 NMSA 1978] is to promote the development of the produce industry in New Mexico, to prevent fraud and deception in the receiving, packing, marketing, shipping, consignment, sale and accounting of sales of produce, to establish quality standards for produce and to provide for proper licensing and bonding of brokers, packers and wholesalers covered by the Produce Marketing Act.