Article: ABRAMS SUES NEW JERSEY OVER MILK-DISTRIBUTION BARRIERS STATE HOPES CLAIM IN U.S. COURT WILL OPEN REGIONAL MARKETS.(Local)

Byline: Cliff Lee Business editor

In an attempt to force New Jersey to drop its "unconstitutional barrier" to interstate sales and distribution of milk products, New York Attorney General Robert Abrams filed suit Thursday against that state's agriculture secretary and dairy industry director.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, charges that certain Garden State regulations are designed to regulate interstate commerce and for "the protection of New Jersey milk dealers from competition from New York and other states."

Named in the suit are Arthur R. Brown Jr., secretary of agriculture for New Jersey, and Woodson W. Moffett Jr., ...

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