Duties and authority of department.
3 Pa.C.S. § 4613
in effect(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. (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.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=03Fetched: 10/16/2026