Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§3001 Congressional statement of purpose
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 63— - FARMER–TO–CONSUMER DIRECT MARKETING › § 3001
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture must set up and run a financially sustainable program to help farmers sell products directly to consumers, benefiting both farmers and buyers.
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Title 7, §3001
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote, through appropriate means and on an economically sustainable basis, the development and expansion of direct marketing of agricultural commodities from farmers to consumers. To accomplish this objective, the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) shall initiate and coordinate a program designed to facilitate direct marketing from farmers to consumers for the mutual benefit of consumers and farmers.
Legislative History
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Short Title
Pub. L. 94–463, § 1, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1982, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter and provisions set out as a note under section 5145 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] may be cited as the ‘Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976’.”
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 3001
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73