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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—July 18, 2019
Dairy Policy: PA Milk Marketing Board Proposes Extension to Notice Requirement to Terminate Dealer-Producer Contracts
On July 13, 2019, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (MMB) published notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin of a proposed rule to extend the Commonwealth’s dairy dealer-producer contract termination notice requirement from 28 days to 90 days (49 Pa.B. 3606). According to MMB, the proposed extension is to allow dairy producers additional time to secure alternate outlets for their products prior to a termination. The proposed rule, however, does provide dealers with an exception to the 90-day termination notice requirement if the dealer experiences “financial hardship, […]
