The department of agriculture, markets, and food shall be responsible for the following general functions:
I. Promoting and regulating agriculture in all its branches.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 425:2

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

II. Regulating all commercial transactions involving the measurement of weight, distance, volume, or time.
III. Regulating the quality and grade of agricultural crops and supplies and food products. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to apply to dietary supplements as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 321, as amended by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, and as may be amended from time to time.
IV. Gathering and disseminating information on agriculture, crop production, market activity, and other subjects consistent with the responsibilities of the department.
V. Cooperating with other agencies of the state and federal governments, the university of New Hampshire, commodity and consumer groups in the public interest and all who are engaged within this state in any form of agriculture, or its allied vocations, for advice on those activities.
VI. Conducting such other activities as the statutes shall direct.