ยง 246. Unlawful conduct. It shall be unlawful: 1. For any person to
act as a dealer unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of this
article.
2. For any dealer to make any fraudulent charge in respect to any farm
product.
3. For any dealer to reject or fail to account and make prompt
payment, without reasonable cause, for any farm products, bought or
contracted to be bought or negotiated to be bought by such dealer.
4. For any dealer to discard, dump or destroy, without reasonable
cause, any farm products received by him or her.
5. For any dealer to make any false or misleading statement, or other
misrepresentation concerning the condition, quality, grade, quantity or
disposition of or condition of the market for any farm products received
by or bought or contracted to be bought by such dealer, or the purchase
or sale of which is negotiated by such dealer.
6. For any dealer directly or indirectly to purchase for his or her
own account farm products received by him or her for sale on commission,
without prior authority from or without notifying the consignor thereof.
Structure New York Laws
Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers
244 - Statement of Policy and Application of Article.
247 - Power of Commissioner to Investigate.
247-A - Liability to Person Injured.
248 - Dealers to Be Licensed and to Provide Security and to Deposit Fee.
249 - Granting, Revoking or Suspending Licenses.
250 - Form and Amount of Security; Agricultural Producers Security Fund; Scope of Coverage.
250-A - Trust Upon Farm Products and Sales Proceeds for the Benefit of Producers.
250-B - Producer Claims Against Security and Agricultural Producers Security Fund.
250-C - Stationery and Advertising to Show License.
250-D - Record and Report of Sales; Preservation of Records by Dealers.
250-E - Records to Be Kept by Dealer-Processors; Deductions for Payments to Cooperatives.
250-G - Release of Security by Commissioner.