§ 54-18-04 — Powers and duties of industrial commission in operating association

To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the industrial commission shall acquire by
purchase, lease, or, subject to chapter 32-15, by exercise of the right of eminent domain all
necessary property or property rights and may:
1. Construct, remodel, or repair all necessary buildings.
2. Purchase, lease, construct, or otherwise acquire warehouses, elevators, flour mills,
factories, offices, plants, machinery, equipment, and all other things necessary,
incidental, or convenient in the manufacturing and marketing of all kinds of raw and
finished farm products within or without the state.
3. Dispose of all kinds of raw and finished farm products.
4. Buy, manufacture, store, mortgage, pledge, sell, exchange, or otherwise acquire or
dispose of all kinds of manufactured and raw farm and food products and byproducts.
5. For the purpose of acquiring or disposing of all kinds of manufactured farm and food
products and byproducts, establish and operate exchanges, bureaus, markets, and
agencies, within or without the state, including foreign countries, on such terms and
conditions and under such rules and regulations as the commission may determine.