Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 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.Amended by P.L. TBD 2023 No. 21, § 2, eff. 1/2/2024.Renumbered as § 4613 by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 36, § 3, eff. 8/30/2019. 2011 , Oct. 5, P.L. 313, No. 78, § 1, effective in 60 days [ 12/5/2011].