An Act To Deregulate Face-to-face Transactions between the People and Small Farms and Small Food Producers
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1287
Committee Amendment CA_A_H326 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Pt" to H.P. 914, L.D. 1287, Bill, "An Act To 
Deregulate Face-to-face Transactions between the People and Small Farms and Small 
Food Producers" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §411 in subsection 5 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 1, 
lines 18 and 19 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "eggs, dairy products, meat and 
meat products, poultry and poultry products, fish and fish products" and inserting the 
following: 'shell eggs' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §411 in subsection 5 in the last line (page 1, line 20 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "products, apple cider and fruit juice." and inserting 
the following: 'products and apple cider. "Farm food product" does not include fluid milk 
and milk products, meat and meat products, poultry and poultry products, fish and fish 
products, fermented foods, fruit juice and food requiring temperature control for safety. 
The excluded foods are capable of supporting the rapid growth of pathogenic or toxigenic 
microorganisms and the growth of toxin production by Clostridium botulinum and have a 
pH above 4.6 and a water activity above 0.85.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §416 by inserting after subsection 2 the following: 
'3. Not an approved source. An agricultural producer or home kitchen producer 
does not constitute an approved source of food for further retail or wholesale use.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §416 in subsection 3 by inserting at the end a new 
blocked paragraph to read: 
'Farm food products and homemade food must be sold in packages from a home kitchen, 
farm stand or farmers' market with a label on each package containing the following 
information: the name, address, including zip code, and phone number of the producer; 
the name of the food product; the ingredients of the food product in descending order of 
predominance by weight; any allergy information; and a net quantity declaration. Farm 
food products and homemade food must also be clearly labeled with the following 
statement, if applicable: "Sold for personal use only and not for resale. This food is 
exempt from licensing and inspection by the State of Maine. " , 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 914, L.D. 1287 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §416 to renumber the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the 
definition of "farm food product" to exclude fluid milk and food requiring temperature 
control for safety. It also requires all farm food products and homemade food to contain 
labels containing specific information, including information about the food's producer 
and the food's ingredients, and a declaration that the food is sold for personal use and is 
exempt from licensing and inspection by the State. The amendment also states that an 
agricultural producer or home kitchen producer does not constitute an approved source of 
food for retail or wholesale use. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/28/13 ;t.vac:. 
LD 1287 
LR 896(02) 
An Act To Deregulate Face-to-face Transactions between the People and Small Farms and Small Food 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~' (H- ~&, 
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Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$22,800 
$22,800 
($22,800) 
($22,800) 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$22,800 
($22,800) 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$22,800 
($22,800) 
The legislation will result in a reduction in General Fund revenue of $22,800 beginning in fiscal year 2013-14 from 
eliminating the licensing requirement for agricultural producers for sales of farm food products and home kitchen 
producers for sales of homemade food. 
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