Chapter 20

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Chapter 20: DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

• Section 1 Department; board of agriculture; membership; meetings; commissioner of agricultural resources
• Section 2 Compensation of commissioner
• Section 3 Powers and duties of commissioner
• Section 4 Assistant commissioner
• Section 5 Compensation and traveling expenses of assistant commissioner
• Section 6 Organization; divisions and bureaus; directors and other personnel
• Section 6A Intern scholarship program
• Section 6B Equine advisory committee; members; terms
• Section 6C Massachusetts food policy council
• Section 7 to 9 Repealed, 1983, 691, Sec. 3
• Section 10 to 18 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 60
• Section 19 Appeal
• Section 20, 21 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 61
• Section 22 Non-development covenants
• Section 23 Program to assist in acquisition of agricultural preservation restrictions
• Section 24 Agricultural lands preservation committee
• Section 25 Annual report of agricultural lands preservation committee
• Section 26 Property tax assessment of land under agricultural preservation restrictions
• Section 27 Farm viability technical assistance and implementation funding
• Section 28 Linked loan program; definitions applicable to this section and Sec. 29
• Section 29 Farm Capital Linked Loan Fund
• Section 30 Massachusetts dairy promotion board; membership; assessment and collection of fee upon milk delivered by producers; annual audit
• Section 31 Dairy Promotion Trust Fund
• Section 32 Agricultural Inspection and Infrastructure Trust Fund