New York Agriculture & Markets Law Section 550 - Application of provisions of other laws and of documents.

 550. Application  of  provisions  of  other  laws  and of documents.
  Wherever the terms department of agriculture, department  of  farms  and
  markets,  department  of  foods  and  markets, department of weights and
  measures,   department   of   health,   commissioner   of   agriculture,
  commissioner  of  farms  and markets, commissioner of foods and markets,
  state superintendent of weights and measures, or state  commissioner  of
  health,  shall  occur in any law, contract or document, such terms shall
  be deemed to mean and refer to the department of agriculture and markets
  and the commissioner of agriculture and markets respectively, so far  as
  such  law, contract or document pertains to matters which are within the
  jurisdiction of such department under the provisions  of  this  chapter.
  Whenever,  by  the  education  law or other statute, the commissioner of
  agriculture is made a member by virtue of his office  of  the  board  of
  managers or trustees or other governing body of a state institution, the
  term   commissioner   of   agriculture  shall  be  deemed  to  mean  the
  commissioner of agriculture and markets.

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