Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources To Develop Best Management Practices for Poultry Production
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0692
Committee Amendment CA_A_S127 (Senate)

,COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 267, L.D. 692, "Resolve, Directing the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources To Develop Best Management 
Practices for Poultry Production" 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to 
develop best management practices for poultry production. Resolved: That 
the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall develop best 
management practices for the production and maintenance of poultry at facilities with 
more than 10,000 birds and adopt rules to establish standards for these facilities based on 
the best management practices. The·best management practices must be available on the 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources' publicly accessible website and 
included in the next publication of the Manual of Best Management Practices for Maine 
Agriculture by the department's division of animal health and industry. Rules adopted in 
accordance with this section are major substantive rules as defined in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to 
explore use of the Maine quality tra'demark on poultry products. Resolved: 
That the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall meet with the 
directors of the divisions of animal health and industlY and of quality assurance and 
regulation and a cooperative extension specialist with expertise in the commercial 
production of poultry to discuss possible standards for certification and the potential use 
of the Maine quality trademark on poultry products in accordance with the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 7, sections 443 and 443-B; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Reports. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Resources shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry no later than JanualY 15, 2010 on actions taken and progress 
made toward meeting the directives in this resolve. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,. A" to S.P. 267. L.D. 692 
I. The repOli on best management practices for facilities keeping more than 10,000 
birds must provide a timeline for the adoption of rules and a comparison of the proposed 
standards for care of the birds with the standards used by a national association of egg 
producers' certification program. 
2. The repOli on the potential use of the Maine quality trademark on poultry products 
must summarize any meeting or meetings held as directed under section 2 of this resolve 
and any meetings with poultry producers, processors or other stakeholders on the 
promotion of Maine poultry products. The commissioner shall include a recommendation 
regarding the advisability of developing standards and authorization to lise the Maine 
quality trademark for poultry products; and be it further 
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Sec. 4. 
Legislation. Resolved: 
That the Joint Standing Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may repOli out legislation to the Second Regular 
Session of the 124th Legislature regarding the care of poultry and the lise of the Maine 
quality trademark on pou Itry products.' 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment differs from the resolve in that it focuses the directive for the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to develop best management 
practices on facilities with more than 10,000 birds. It designates the rules to establish 
standards as major substantive rules. 
It also directs the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to explore 
the potential use of the Maine quality trademark on poultry products. 
FISCAL Son: RE(,!L il<t:JJ 
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LD692 
LR 963(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources To Develop Best 
Management Practices for Poultry Production 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '11" 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources associated with developing best 
management practices for poultry production can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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