§ 4613. Duties and authority of department.
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§ 4613. Duties and authority of department.
(a)Department authority to enter into trademark license agreements.--
(1)The department may enter into a trademark license agreement with a qualified entity.
(2)The department shall establish the terms and conditions under which a person may be licensed to use the Pennsylvania Preferred® trademark or Pennsylvania Preferred Organic® trademark. Terms and conditions shall require a licensee to produce, process, promote or market an agricultural commodity or an organic agricultural commodity in a manner acceptable to the department which protects the reputation of the Pennsylvania Preferred® trademark or Pennsylvania Preferred Organic® trademark.
(3)The department may periodically review a licensing agreement to determine if the terms are being met.
(b)Cooperative activities.-- The department may engage in cooperative activities to implement and advance the purposes of this chapter.
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(July 1, 2019, P.L.255, No.36, eff. 60 days; Nov. 1, 2023, P.L.148, No.21, eff. 60 days)
2023 Amendment. Act 21 amended subsec. (a)(2).
2019 Amendment. Act 36 renumbered former section 4605 to present section 4613.
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