Agricultural Law   [Archived Catalog]
School of Law 2013-2014 Academic Catalog
   

LAW 748 - Agricultural Law

Credits, 2 sem. hrs.
This course will provide an introduction to the particular legal issues related to agriculture in today’s society.  Topics will include:  regulation by the USDA, labor law as it relates to farms, tort liability of farmers, agricultural co-ops, land partition, Articles 2 and 9 of the UCC as they relate to agriculture, international trade regulation, food safety, biotechnology related to agriculture, and water and land resource issues.