Legislative Intent — Research And Advertising

TITLE 22 AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE CHAPTER 38 MINT INDUSTRY ACT 22-3802. Legislative intent — Research and advertising. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that economic waste threatens the mint industry of the state of Idaho by the lack of facilities and funds for research to develop and improve control measures for diseases and pests which attack mint, to improve mint growing culture and to disseminate information to the growers, and by the lack of proper advertising and dissemination of information necessary for the development and promotion of mint and essential oils grown in the state of Idaho; and that it is in the interest of the people, welfare and general prosperity of the state of Idaho that this avoidable economic waste be eliminated by the growers having at their disposal all available information on the best and most advanced methods of culture, growing, harvesting and marketing of mint and essential oils. The purpose of this act is to promote the general welfare of our people by improving the culture and production of and expanding the market for mint and essential oils grown in the state of Idaho.