6-2001. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature hereby finds, determines and declares that the production of agricultural food products constitutes a large proportion of the Idaho economy and that it is beneficial to the citizens of this state to protect the vitality of the agricultural economy by providing a legal cause of action for producers of perishable […]
6-2002. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Disparagement" means the publication to a third party of a false factual statement; and (a) The published statement is of and concerning the plaintiff’s specific perishable agricultural food product; (b) The statement clearly impugns the safety of the product; (c) The defendant intended the publication to cause […]
6-2003. DISPARAGEMENT OF PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTS — RIGHT OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES. (1) A producer of perishable agricultural food products who suffers actual damages as a result of another person’s disparagement of the producer’s product may bring an action for actual damages in a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) The plaintiff shall bear the […]
