From the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets:
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball is reminding
farmers that in order to protect themselves against non-payment and to
ensure they are paid in
full and on time, they should sell only to licensed farm product
dealers.
The state Department of Agriculture and Markets
maintains a current list of licensed farm product dealers on its website
and will provide a hard copy upon request.
The
Agricultural Producers Security Law, under Article 20 of the
Agriculture and Markets Law, requires farm product dealers to be
licensed in order to buy or receive
farm products from New York producers in excess of $10,000 annually to
resell at wholesale.
They must also provide security in the form of a
bond or letter of credit, and they must contribute to a security fund,
offering additional financial protection to
farmers in the event of a default in payment.
In
order to preserve a producer’s eligibility for the financial
protections available under the Agricultural Producers Security Law, the
producer must:
**
Sell only to licensed farm product dealers.
**
Stop
selling product to a farm product dealer who is 120 days delinquent on
payment. Unpaid transactions that occur after the 120-day period will
not be eligible for financial protection
** File a claim of nonpayment with the Department within 365 days of delivery of the farm products.
Forms to apply for the license are available at www.agriculture.ny.gov/
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