Section 76-22-2 - Purpose of act.
76-22-2. Purpose of act.
The purpose of the Organic Commodity Act is to:
A. establish standards governing the labeling and advertising of food articles and agricultural commodities as organically produced;
B. establish an organic certification program;
C. educate the public regarding those products that are organically produced;
D. provide access for New Mexico producers and processors into the expanding intrastate and interstate markets in organically produced food articles;
E. make available, to the widest extent possible, consumer freedom of choice within New Mexico; and
F. create an entity of competent jurisdiction to establish a state organic certification program and implement the powers and responsibilities of a state organic certification program under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.