§ 287. Supervision of agricultural fairs and expositions. The
commissioner, after consultation with the dean of the State College of
Agriculture at Cornell University, shall have power to establish and
promulgate from time to time standards for the conduct of such fairs and
expositions in respect to premium lists, exhibits, judging and other
educational and agricultural activities. No disbursement shall be made
to any agricultural society or to said institute if the last preceding
fair or exposition of such society or said institute shall not have been
of a standard worthy, in the opinion of the commissioner, of state aid,
based upon its contribution to the promotion of agriculture and domestic
arts.