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Matched Legal Cases: ['§429', '§2301', '§ 434', '§ 305', '§ 317', '§ 2805', '§ 2301', '§ 2167', '§3970', '§2176', '§ 601', '§ 601']

2005-6 Regulatory Agenda - Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources (Maine State Agency Rules)
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026: Pesticides Control Board
CONTACT PERSON: Edwin R. Porter, Deputy Commissioner, 28 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0028
EXPECTED 2005 � 2006 RULEMAKING ACTIVITY:
CHAPTER 4: Rules for Adoption of Apple Market Orders and Apple Market Agreements
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �421 � §429.
PURPOSE: To remove the rules for apple market orders due to the fact that the apple growers voted to discontinue the order.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to July, 2006
AFFECTED PARTIES: Apple Growers
CHAPTER 13: Agricultural Fairs Performance Evaluation
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �65
PURPOSE: Make changes to rules for evaluation of Agricultural Fairs to address changes in legislation this past session.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Agricultural Fairs
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. §§2301-2303
PURPOSE: Amend the quarantine against various potato pests to take into
CHAPTER 31: Rules for Operation of the Potato Market Improvement Fund
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 10 M.R.S.A. �1023-N
PURPOSE: Make changes to rules for the operation of the Potato Market Improvement Fund to address changes in legislation this past session.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �§ 434-437
CHAPTER 33: Rules Governing the Agricultural Development Grant Program
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �§ 305-309
PURPOSE: Make changes to rules for the operation of the Farms for the Future Program to address changes in legislation this past session.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Agricultural enterprises who are eligible to apply to the program.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �§ 317-320
AFFECTED PARTIES: Farmers who are eligible to apply to the program.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 17 MRSA �§ 2805
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �12, �441, �446, �951-B, �1033-A
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to September, 2006
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �441 and �443
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �2901-B and �443-B.
CHAPTER 170: Rules for Administration of Maine Agriculture Promotion Assistance Matching Fund
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Repealed PL 1991, Ch. 837, �A17 (RP ).
PURPOSE: To remove the rules for this program due to the fact that the legislation was previously passed wrapping the program into the Agricultural Development Grant Program.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Farmers
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �1303 and �1307
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to July 1, 2006
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �1756 -�1757
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �1752 and �1812
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Repeal by July 1, 2006
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �� 2101-2105
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to June, 2006.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to April, 2006.
CHAPTER 259: Minimum Standards for Planting Potatoes.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �� 2301-2303
PURPOSE: Amend the quarantine against the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid; specify the areas under quarantine and requirements to import logs and nursery stock from infested areas; and clarify the state�s authority if infested materials are found in Maine.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to March, 2006.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �2171
PURPOSE: Revise the fee for a license to sell or deal in nursery stock.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to December 31, 2005.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �§ 2301-2303
PURPOSE: Amend the quarantine against the Pine Shoot Beetle; specify the areas under quarantine; requirements to move regulated articles (pine logs, nursery stock, etc.) from the regulated area; and clarify the state�s authority if infested materials are found in Maine.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to July 1, 2006.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �� 2701-2872
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 10 MRSA �2402(3).
PURPOSE: Rules governing the inspection of milk and milk products
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Repeal prior to July 1, 2006
AFFECTED PARTIES: Dairy farmers and Maine dairies
PURPOSE: Rules governing the frozen dessert standards
AFFECTED PARTIES: Maine dairies
PURPOSE: Rules governing the weighing and sampling of milk
ANITICIPATED SCHEDULE: Repeal prior to July 1, 2006
AFFECTED PARTIES: Dairy farmers
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 10 MRSA �2625, 22 MRSA �2153, �2157-9(B), �2166 and �2169
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 10 MRSA �2625, 22 MRSA �2153, �2154, �2167, �2168 and �2169
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �2167, �2168 and �2169.
PURPOSE: Revise regulations to reflect current manufacturing and processing technology and practices.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �§ 2167- �2169
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 10 MRSA �2625, 22 MRSA �2153, �2157-9(B), �2168, �2169 and �2176
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 10 MRSA �2625, 22 MRSA �2153, �2154, �2167, �2168 and �2164
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �747 and �748
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 10 MRSA �2625, 22 MRSA �2153, �2167, �2168, and �2169
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �1331(6)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �2153 and �2169
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �2151 and �2153
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �1851 and �2153
CHAPTER 360: Responsibilities of Initiators of Deposit, and Redemption Centers regarding the comingling of beverage containers.
PURPOSE: Implement the requirements of P.L. 2003, Chapter 499, An Act To Improve the State�s Returnable Bottle Law and Adjust Handling Fees.
CHAPTER 703: Rules for the Care and Treatment of Animals
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Resolve, Chapter 41 (5/23/03)
PURPOSE: To establish the minimum requirements for the care and treatment of elephants in the State of Maine.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to July 2006
AFFECTED PARTIES: Circuses, Animal Parks, Animal Advocate Groups, and governmental agencies.
CHAPTER 730-A: Rules for the Breeding and Sale of Small Mammals.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA §3970-B
PURPOSE: To regulate the breeding and sale of small mammals commonly kept as pets, including gerbils, hamsters and rabbits.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to October 2006
AFFTECTED PARTIES: Pet Stores, Specialty Clubs; Animal Advocate Groups and governmental agencies.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. §2176
PURPOSE: Update the current rule concerning definitions relating to Arborists in the State of Maine.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �2176
PURPOSE: Update the current rule relating to Arborist Licensing in the State of Maine, and delete references to the Arborist Examining Board, which was abolished when the program was transferred to the Department of Agriculture in September of 2000.
PURPOSE: Update the current rule concerning the standards of practice of Arborists in the State of Maine, and delete references to the Arborist Examining Board, which was abolished when the program was transferred to the Department of Agriculture in September of 2000.
PURPOSE: Update the current rule concerning enforcement and disciplinary procedures relating to Arborists in the State of Maine, and delete references to the Arborist Examining Board, which was abolished when the program was transferred to the Department of Agriculture in September of 2000.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.S.R.A. �1309
NEW RULE CHAPTER (# to be assigned): Rules Governing the Maine Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.S.R.A. �1821
NEW RULE CHAPTER (# to be assigned): Action against improper manure handling.
PURPOSE: To establish procedures for responding to, investigating, reporting on and resolving complaints involving improper manure handling.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �530-A
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �2103-A
NEW RULE: Designation of Potato Pests and Diseases; Seizure, Destruction,
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. �� 2351-2352
PURPOSE: Designate those potato pests and diseases which pose a threat to the Maine potato industry; provide for the control and eradication of such pests and diseases; and provide for the disinfection of any vehicles to prevent the spread of such pests and diseases.
UMBRELLA-UNIT NUMBER: 01-015
AGENCY: Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Maine Milk Commission
CONTACT PERSON: Stan Millay, Executive Director, 28 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0028 Tel: (207) 287-7521
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �2953- �2954
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �2953-�2954
CONTACT PERSON: Henry W. Jackson, Executive Director, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0028 Tel: (207) 287-3221
CHAPTER: 1 through 21
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 8 MRSA �263-A; �268; �275-C; �279-A; �279-B; and, �281
SCHEDULE FOR ADOPTION: July 8, 2005 - September 30, 2006
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: None
AGENCY UMBRELLA/UNIT NUMBER: 01-020
AGENCY: Maine Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources, Agricultural Bargaining Board
CONTACT PERSON: Ned Porter, Deputy Commissioner, 28 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0028 Tel: (207) 287-3419
CHAPTER: 1 through 3
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 13 M.R.S.A. � 1956 sub-section 6
AGENCY NAME: Maine Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources, Board of Pesticides Control
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON: Robert I. Batteese, Jr., Executive Director, 28 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0028 Tel: (207) 287-7541
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �1471A-X)
PURPOSE: In 1996, the Board consolidated all definitions of rules in this Chapter. This Chapter will be undergoing rulemaking each time a new definition is added to one of the subsequent chapters. In addition, the Board will be incorporating into the definition of distribute a current policy that prohibits giving away free samples of unregistered pesticides.
PURPOSE: The Board may amend the current Chapter to include specific duties that an employer must perform to protect their employees from occupational exposure to pesticides. Many of the amendments will be modeled on the 1992 Federal Worker Protection Standard.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �1471-Q
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �§ 601-625 and 22 MRSA �1471A-X
PURPOSE: The Board may make amendments to this chapter that affects all applicators making outdoor applications with powered application equipment.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �1471-O and 7 MRSA �610-2(B)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �1471A-X and 7 MRSA �§ 601- �625
PURPOSE: The Board adopted this rule over a year ago but it just went into effect on August 30, 2003. The Board is now finding that some small revisions are needed to clarify the intent of the rule.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 M.R.S.A. �1471-M (2)(D)
PURPOSE: The Board may amend this rule that was adopted in 1998 and amended in 2000 to establish a registry for persons who wish to be notified of outdoor pesticide applications in their vicinity. It established mechanisms for notifying applicators (commercial and homeowner) in the area of a person on the registry. This rule also established fees for persons to be on the registry.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �1471-M (2)(D)
PURPOSE: The Board may amend this rule that was adopted in April 1999 and currently protects surface water by establishing a set back from water bodies during mixing and loading operations, requirements for securing containers on sprayers and support vehicles, and requiring prompt clean up of any spills within the set back area. The Board has been monitoring water bodies adjacent to blueberry, corn and potato fields as well as residential areas and railroad rights of way. Depending on final sample results, the Board may move to establish minimum distances an applicator must observe as a no-spray zone when applying pesticides adjacent to bodies of surface water.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 2 MRSA �1471-D and S
PURPOSE: The Board may amend any of its current regulations dealing with the examination, certification, licensing, and re-licensing of commercial applicators. In addition, the Board will be incorporating current policies that exempt pet groomers, swimming pool & spa applicators and drinking and sewage treatment plant operators from licensing.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: October 2006
CHAPTER 34: Certification and Licensing Provisions for Pesticide Dealers,
PURPOSE: The Board may amend its current regulation to require pesticide dealers to have a company license in addition to having their employees licensed.
PURPOSE: The Board may amend any of its current regulations dealing with the examination, certification, licensing, and re-licensing of private applicators, firms and monitors and spotters.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �601- �625 and 22 MRSA �1471-A(X)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA �601-�625 and 22 MRSA �1471-A(X)
PURPOSE: The Board amended this Chapter in 2003 to place additional use restrictions on pesticides that are likely to be used illegally by the general public to control weeds in waters of the State. The Board experienced problems utilizing the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency List and amended the rule early in 2004 to utilize a list based on products registered as aquatic herbicides in Maine. The Board has since realized that manufacturers did not list their algaecides and may seek another amendment to include these products on the published list. In addition, the Board may propose amendments to place additional restrictions on products identified as potential risks by the health or environmental review processes.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �1471-G and M
PURPOSE: The Board may amend the current regulation to require all private applicators to report pesticide use to the Board, annually. This action will also amend the sales reporting requirements for pesticide dealers in Maine. In addition, the Board may incorporate a recently adopted policy that states commercial agricultural producers and commercial applicators must keep their pesticide application records current by recording all the required information on the same day the application is performed.
AFFECTED PARTIES: All private & commercial applicators, dealers, and consumer or environmental groups.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �1471-M (4)
PURPOSE: Upon receipt of a petition, the Board would be required to consider restricting pesticide usage within a designated area to protect public health, threatened or endangered species or their habitat, surface or ground water, or other environmental resources. The current rule allows a single person or family to request such a designation and two past attempts have been extremely divisive and costly for the participants. The Board may amend the rule to limit eligibility to institutions where many medically sensitive people reside.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA �� 1471A-X and 7 MRSA �� 601-625
PURPOSE: The Board initiated rule-making this past year to set standards for the application of pesticides in indoor settings and include notification procedures for tenants, employees, customers or other visitors. The original proposal was abandoned after many people spoke or wrote in opposition. The Board is currently redrafting the proposed rule and hopes to initiate rule-making on a revised proposal during Fall 2005.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to December 2005
UMBRELLA-UNIT NUMBER: 01-303
AGENCY NAME: Pull Events Commission
CONTACT PERSON: Fred Lunt, Pull Events Commission, Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-7634
EXPECTED 2005-2006 RULEMAKING ACTIVITY: None