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7 ME Rev Stat § 2215 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 405-A: HORTICULTURE|7 §2215. Transportation of uninspected stock

 §2215. Transportation of uninspected stock A person, firm or corporation who owns, sells or transports nursery stock may not bring nursery stock into this State unless each package bears an unexpired official certificate of inspection that meets the requirements of section 2214.   [PL 1991, c. 785, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 785, §3 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2216 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 405-A: HORTICULTURE|7 §2216. Violations

 §2216. Violations Any violation of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to section 2217 is a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 1991, c. 785, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 785, §3 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2217 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 405-A: HORTICULTURE|7 §2217. Powers and rules

 §2217. Powers and rules The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter.   [PL 1991, c. 785, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 785, §3 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2221 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 406: GINSENG|7 §2221. Definitions

 §2221. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW).]1.  Ginseng.  "Ginseng" means any part of the plant known as Wild American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius 1).   [PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2222 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 406: GINSENG|7 §2222. Permit and registration

 §2222. Permit and registration A person who cultivates ginseng for sale must be licensed by the department and shall pay an annual fee of $10. A person who buys ginseng for resale shall register annually with the department as a ginseng dealer and pay an annual fee of $25. The commissioner may issue a license for a one-year, 2-year or 3-year period. Licenses for a period in excess of one year may only be issued with the agreement of or at the request of the applicant. The fee for a 2-year license is 2 times the annual fee. The fee for a 3-year license is 3 times the annual fee.   [PL 1997, c. 454, §4 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 454, §4 (AMD).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2223 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 406: GINSENG|7 §2223. Harvesting and certification

 §2223. Harvesting and certification The department shall establish a procedure for certifying cultivated ginseng for export to other states or countries. The department shall also require that records be maintained by anyone who harvests ginseng for sale or buys ginseng for resale. The department may charge fees to recover costs involved in certifying ginseng for export.   [PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2224 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 406: GINSENG|7 §2224. Fund

 §2224. Fund All fees collected under this chapter must be deposited in a nonlapsing dedicated fund to be used by the department to implement this chapter.   [PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2225 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 406: GINSENG|7 §2225. Rules

 §2225. Rules The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.   [PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 548, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2226 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 406: GINSENG|7 §2226. Records not public

 §2226. Records not public 1.  Records.  Notwithstanding Title 1, chapter 13, ginseng license applications, the names and addresses of licensees and records required of licensees by the department pertaining to the location of ginseng plantings are confidential and may not be made available for public inspection.   [PL 1995, c. 556, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Termination of confidentiality.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, the confidential status of records designated confidential under subsection 1 terminates when the records are used by the department as evidence for an enforcement action pursuant to this chapter or are subpoenaed in any proceeding to enforce a provision of this chapter, or are used in any prosecution for a criminal violation.   [PL 1995, c. 556, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Records disclosed by licensee.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, a licensee may authorize in writing the disclosure of records designated confidential under subsection 1.   [PL 1995, c. 556, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 556, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2251 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 407: EUROPEAN CORN BORER|7 §2251. Public nuisance (REPEALED)

 §2251. Public nuisance (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 2, §1 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2252 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 407: EUROPEAN CORN BORER|7 §2252. Establishment of districts; quarantine (REPEALED)

 §2252. Establishment of districts; quarantine (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 2, §1 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2253 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 407: EUROPEAN CORN BORER|7 §2253. Disposal of stubble and fodder (REPEALED)

 §2253. Disposal of stubble and fodder (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 2, §1 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2254 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 407: EUROPEAN CORN BORER|7 §2254. Penalties and jurisdiction (REPEALED)

 §2254. Penalties and jurisdiction (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 2, §1 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2301 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 409: QUARANTINES|7 §2301. Authority

 §2301. Authority The commissioner, when the commissioner finds that there exists within the State, or in any other state, territory, district or part thereof any dangerous plant disease or insect infestation with reference to which the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States has not determined that a quarantine is necessary and has not established such quarantine, is authorized to promulgate and to enforce by appropriate rules and regulations, adopted in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, a quarantine prohibiting or restricting the transportation within, into or through the State, or any portion thereof, of any class of nursery stock, plant, fruit, seed or other article of any character whatsoever, capable of carrying such plant disease or insect infestation. The commissioner is authorized to make, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, rules and regulations for the seizure, inspection, disinfection, destruction, or other disposition of any nursery stock, plant, fruit, seed or other article of any character whatsoever, capable of carrying any plant disease or insect infestation, a quarantine with respect to which has been established by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States or the commissioner, and that exists within, or has been transported to, into or, through this State in violation of such quarantine.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §133 (COR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 694, §135 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 731, §13 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §133 (COR).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2302 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 409: QUARANTINES|7 §2302. Notice (REPEALED)

 §2302. Notice (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 694, §136 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2303 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 409: QUARANTINES|7 §2303. Penalties

 §2303. Penalties 1.  Civil violation.  A person who violates a rule adopted pursuant to section 2301 commits a civil violation.   [PL 2019, c. 595, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Penalty.  Except as provided in subsection 3, the following penalties apply to violations of this section.   A. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 may be adjudged for each day of that violation.   [PL 2019, c. 595, §1 (NEW).]B. A person who violates this section after having been adjudicated of a violation of this section within the previous 5-year period commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,000 may be adjudged for each day of that violation.   [PL 2019, c. 595, §1 (NEW).][PL 2019, c. 595, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Economic benefit.  If the economic benefit resulting from a violation under subsection 1 exceeds the applicable penalties under subsection 2, the maximum fines may be increased. The maximum fine may not exceed an amount equal to twice the economic benefit resulting from the violation. The court shall consider as economic benefit, without limitation, the costs avoided or the enhanced value accrued at the time of the violation by the violator as a result of not complying with the applicable legal requirements.   [PL 2019, c. 595, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Costs permitted.  In any action or proceeding brought by the Attorney General under this section, the court may award litigation costs, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees and reasonable expert witness fees, to be deposited in the General Fund if the State or any of its officers or agencies is a prevailing party in the action or proceeding and the defendant's defense was not substantially justified. For the purposes of this subsection, a defense is substantially justified if the defense had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time it was raised.   [PL 2019, c. 595, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 696, §94 (RPR). PL 2019, c. 595, §1 (RPR).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2311 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2311. Pest Control Compact

 §2311. Pest Control Compact The Pest Control Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining the compact in the form substantially as provided in this chapter.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2312 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2312. Findings -- Article I

 §2312. Findings -- Article I The party states find that in the absence of the higher degree of cooperation among them possible under this compact, the annual loss of approximately $137,000,000,000 from the depredations of pests is virtually certain to continue, if not to increase.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]Because of varying climatic, geographic and economic factors, each state may be affected differently by particular species of pests, but all states share the inability to protect themselves fully against those pests that present serious dangers to them.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]The migratory character of pest infestations makes it necessary for states, both adjacent to and distant from one another, to complement each other's activities when faced with conditions of infestation and reinfestation.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]While every state is seriously affected by a substantial number of pests and every state is susceptible to infestation by many species of pests not now causing damage to its crop and plant life and products, the fact that relatively few species of pests present equal danger to or are of interest to all states makes the establishment and operation of an insurance fund from which individual states may obtain financial support for pest control programs of benefit to them in other states and to which they may contribute in accordance with their relative interests the most equitable means of financing cooperative pest eradication and control programs.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2313 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2313. Definitions -- Article II

 §2313. Definitions -- Article II As used in this compact, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]1.  Executive committee.  "Executive committee" means the committee established pursuant to section 2316, subsection 5.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Governing board.  "Governing board" means the administrators of this compact representing all of the party states when the administrators are acting as a body in pursuance of authority vested in them by this compact.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Insurance fund.  "Insurance fund" means the Pest Control Insurance Fund established pursuant to this compact.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Pest.  "Pest" means any invertebrate animal, pathogen, parasitic plant or similar or allied organism that can cause disease or damage in any crops, trees, shrubs, grasses or other plants of substantial value.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 5.  Requesting state.  "Requesting state" means a state that invokes the procedures of the compact to secure the undertaking or intensification of measures to control or eradicate one or more pests within one or more other states.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 6.  Responding state.  "Responding state" means a state requested to undertake or intensify the measures referred to in subsection 5.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 7.  State.  "State" means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2314 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2314. The insurance fund -- Article III

 §2314. The insurance fund -- Article III The Pest Control Insurance Fund is established for the purpose of financing other than normal pest control operations that the states may be called upon to engage in pursuant to this compact. The insurance fund contains money appropriated to it by the party states and any donations and grants accepted by it. All appropriations, except as conditioned by the rights and obligations of party states expressly set forth in this compact, are unconditional and may not be restricted by the appropriating state to use in the control of any specified pest or pests. Donations and grants may be conditional or unconditional, except that the insurance fund may not accept any donation or grant whose terms are inconsistent with any provision of this compact.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2316 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2316. Compact and insurance fund administration -- Article V

 §2316. Compact and insurance fund administration -- Article V 1.  Administration.  In each party state there is a compact administrator who is selected and serves in such a manner as the laws of the administrator's state provide and who shall:   A. Assist in the coordination of activities pursuant to the compact in the administrator's state; and   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]B. Represent the administrator's state on the governing board of the insurance fund.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).][PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 2.  United States representatives.  If the laws of the United States specifically so provide, or if administrative provision is made therefor within the Federal Government, the United States may be represented on the governing board of the insurance fund by up to 3 representatives. Any such representative or representatives of the United States must be appointed and shall serve in a manner provided by or pursuant to federal law, but no such representative has a vote on the governing board or on the executive committee.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Meetings.  The governing board shall meet at least once each year for the purpose of determining policies and procedures in the administration of the insurance fund and, consistent with the compact, supervising and giving direction to the expenditure of money from the insurance fund. Additional meetings of the governing board must be held on call of the chair, the executive committee or a majority of the membership of the governing board.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Applications.  When in session, the governing board shall decide upon applications for assistance from the insurance fund and authorize disbursements therefrom. When the governing board is not in session, the executive committee shall act as agent of the governing board with full authority to act for it in deciding upon such applications.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 5.  Executive committee.  The executive committee is composed of the chair of the governing board and 4 additional members of the governing board chosen by the governing board so that there is one member representing each of 4 geographic groupings of party states. The governing board shall make those geographic groupings. If there is representation of the United States on the governing board, one representative may meet with the executive committee. The chair of the governing board is chair of the executive committee. An action of the executive committee is not binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least 4 members of the committee are present and vote in favor thereof. Necessary expenses of each of the 5 members of the executive committee incurred in attending meetings of the committee, when not held at the same time and place as a meeting of the governing board, are charges against the insurance fund.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §134 (COR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §134 (COR).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2318 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2318. Advisory and technical committees -- Article VII

 §2318. Advisory and technical committees -- Article VII The governing board may establish advisory and technical committees composed of state, local and federal officials and private persons to advise it with respect to any one or more of its functions. Any such advisory or technical committee or any member or members thereof may meet with and participate in its deliberations upon request of the governing board or executive committee. An advisory or technical committee may furnish information and recommendations with respect to any application for assistance from the insurance fund being considered by the governing board or executive committee and the board or committee may receive and consider the same, provided that any participant in a meeting of the governing board or executive committee held pursuant to section 2317, subsection 4 is entitled to know the substance of any such information and recommendations, at the time of the meeting if furnished before or as part of the meeting or, if furnished after the meeting, no later than the time at which the governing board or executive committee makes its disposition of the application.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2319 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2319. Relations with nonparty jurisdictions -- Article VIII

 §2319. Relations with nonparty jurisdictions -- Article VIII 1.  Application.  A party state may make application for assistance from the insurance fund with respect to a pest in a nonparty state. The application must be considered and decided on by the governing board or executive committee in the same manner as an application with respect to a pest within a party state, except as provided in this section.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Nonparty state.  At or in connection with any meeting of the governing board or executive committee held pursuant to section 2317, a nonparty state is entitled to appear, participate and receive information only to the extent that the governing board or executive committee provides. A nonparty state is not entitled to a review of any determination made by the executive committee.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Expenditures.  The governing board or executive committee shall authorize expenditures from the insurance fund to be made in a nonparty state only after determining that the conditions in the nonparty state and the value of the expenditures to the party states, as a whole, justify them. The governing board or executive committee may set any conditions that it considers appropriate with respect to the expenditure of money from the insurance fund in a nonparty state and may enter into an agreement or agreements with nonparty states and other jurisdictions or entities as it determines necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the insurance fund with respect to expenditures and activities outside of party states.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2321 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2321. Entry into force and withdrawal -- Article X

 §2321. Entry into force and withdrawal -- Article X This compact enters into force when enacted into law by 5 or more states. Thereafter, this compact becomes effective, as to any other state, upon that state's enactment thereof.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no withdrawal may take effect until 2 years after the executive head of the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of the withdrawal to the executive heads of all other party states. No withdrawal affects any liability already incurred by or chargeable to a party state prior to the time of the withdrawal.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2322 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2322. Construction and severability -- Article XI

 §2322. Construction and severability -- Article XI This compact must be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. This compact is severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any state or of the United States, or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance may not be affected thereby. If this compact is held contrary to the constitution of any state participating herein, the compact remains in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2323 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 5: PLANT INDUSTRY|Chapter 410: PEST CONTROL COMPACT|7 §2323. Cooperation

 §2323. Cooperation Consistent with law and within available appropriations, the departments, agencies and officers of this State shall cooperate with the governing board of the Pest Control Insurance Fund established by the Pest Control Compact.   [PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 147, §1 (NEW).