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7 ME Rev Stat § 2903-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2903-A. Refusal to purchase

 §2903-A. Refusal to purchase 1.  Notice of refusal.  A milk plant owner or operator who has a verbal or written contract with a milk producer for the purchase of milk may not refuse to continue to purchase milk under the contract without first giving notice to the producer in accordance with this section. The milk plant owner or operator shall give written notice of intent to refuse to purchase to the producer and to the commissioner. The notice must state the date upon which the refusal will become effective.   A. Except as provided in paragraph B, the refusal does not become effective until 30 days following the milk plant owner or operator's notice of intent to refuse to purchase milk from the producer.   [PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. A, §8 (AMD).]B. If a milk plant owner or operator's refusal to continue to purchase milk is based on failure of the producer's milk to meet the milk plant owner or operator's quality criteria or the Interstate Milk Shipments Conference Standards, whichever is applicable, the refusal may become effective on less than 30 days' notice. Upon issuance of notice of intent to refuse purchase because of failure to meet the criteria or standards, the milk plant owner or operator shall cause a sample of the refused milk to be taken immediately and transferred to the commissioner for testing in the state central laboratory. Upon receipt of the test results that the sample does not meet the milk plant owner or operator's quality criteria or the Interstate Milk Shipments Conference Standards, whichever is applicable, refusal to continue to purchase becomes effective immediately. Notice must be given to the producer by the milk plant owner or operator immediately upon the milk plant owner or operator's receipt of the test results. The state central laboratory shall mail the results of the test to the milk plant owner or operator and milk producer.   [PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. A, §8 (AMD).][PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. A, §8 (AMD).] 2.  Challenge of refusal; adjudicatory hearing.  If the producer or the milk plant owner or operator desires to question the refusal to purchase or the test given under subsection 1, paragraph B, either may do so within 10 days after receipt of the notice from the milk plant owner or operator of the test results by requesting, in writing, that the commissioner conduct an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375. If a request for hearing is made by the milk plant owner or operator, refusal to purchase does not become effective until the hearing is held and a decision upholding the milk plant owner or operator's refusal has been issued by the commissioner. The decision of the commissioner as to the reasonableness of the milk plant owner or operator's refusal to purchase is considered final agency action for purposes of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.   [PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. A, §8 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 574, §2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 679, §A8 (AMD).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2903-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2903-B. Testing of samples for resolving disputed test results

 §2903-B. Testing of samples for resolving disputed test results The commissioner shall develop a process for obtaining and testing a sample of milk when a milk producer disputes the result of a test or a component analysis performed by an employee of a milk plant that is used to determine acceptance of milk by the milk plant or payment to the milk producer.   [PL 1999, c. 618, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 618, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2904 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2904. Rules and regulations (REPEALED)

 §2904. Rules and regulations (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 41, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 694, §139 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 362, §10 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2904-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2904-A. Farm cheese (REPEALED)

 §2904-A. Farm cheese (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 639, §2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 418, §3 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 270, §4 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2905 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2905. Sales to institutions (REPEALED)

 §2905. Sales to institutions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 362, §11 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2906 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2906. Civil suits

 §2906. Civil suits The district attorney for the county in which any violation of sections 2901-A to 2903-B has occurred shall, if requested, assist the commissioner in suits arising under those sections.   [PL 2005, c. 270, §5 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 696, §98 (RPR). PL 1999, c. 362, §12 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 679, §A9 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 270, §5 (AMD).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2907 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2907. Jurisdiction

 §2907. Jurisdiction The District Court and the Superior Court have concurrent jurisdiction in cases arising under sections 2901-A to 2903-B.   [PL 2005, c. 270, §6 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 362, §13 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 679, §A10 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 270, §6 (AMD).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2908 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2908. Violations (REPEALED)

 §2908. Violations (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 41, §3 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §99 (RPR). PL 1985, c. 751, §4 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 725, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 362, §14 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 679, §A11 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §B19 (RP). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2908-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2908-A. Violations

 §2908-A. Violations 1.  Violation.  A firm, person, corporation or society may not sell milk or milk products in the State without the license or permits provided in sections 2901-C and 2902-A, violate sections 2901-A to 2903-B or neglect, fail or refuse to comply with those sections and the rules, regulations and standards of identity and quality issued pursuant to section 2910.   [PL 2005, c. 270, §7 (AMD).] 2.  Penalty.  The following penalties apply to violations of this section.   A. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. B, §20 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]B. A person who violates subsection 1 after having previously violated subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 may be adjudged.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. B, §20 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).][PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. B, §20 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 452, §B20 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 270, §7 (AMD).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2909 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2909. Inspection

 §2909. Inspection The commissioner, or a duly authorized agent of the commissioner, may perform inspections as authorized by written consents obtained pursuant to section 2901-B.   [PL 1993, c. 663, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 663, §2 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2910 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2910. Standards for milk and milk products

 §2910. Standards for milk and milk products The commissioner, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, shall establish standards by rule for the inspection and examination, licensing, permitting, testing, labeling and sanitation of milk and milk product production and distribution.   [PL 1999, c. 362, §15 (NEW).]The standards must be consistent with the requirements of the official standards, known as the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, as issued by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, except that the standards may not prohibit the sale of unpasteurized milk and milk products in the State.   [PL 1999, c. 362, §15 (NEW).]Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A, except that amendments to the rules to maintain consistency with the official standards known as the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, as issued by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A. Amendments to the rules may not prohibit the sale of unpasteurized milk or milk products in the State.   [PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. A, §12 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 362, §15 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 679, §A12 (AMD).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2910-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2910-A. Injunctions by commissioner

 §2910-A. Injunctions by commissioner In addition to any other remedy for the enforcement of sections 2901-C to 2903-B or a rule, order or decision by the commissioner adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner is authorized to apply to the Superior Court for a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of sections 2901-C to 2903-B or any rule, order or decision of the commissioner adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter. The Superior Court has jurisdiction upon hearing and for good cause shown to grant a preliminary or permanent injunction. In case of violation of an injunction issued under this section, the court may cite the person for contempt of court. The existence of either civil or criminal remedies is not a defense in this proceeding. The commissioner is not required to give or post a bond when making an application for an injunction under this section.   [PL 2005, c. 270, §8 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 679, §A13 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 270, §8 (AMD).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2910-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 601: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|7 §2910-B. Dairy Improvement Fund

 §2910-B. Dairy Improvement Fund The commissioner shall administer the Dairy Improvement Fund established under Title 10, section 1023-P in accordance with this section and Title 10, section 1023-P. All money received by the fund from any source, including revenue distributed under Title 8, section 1036, subsection 2-A, paragraph M, must be deposited with the Finance Authority of Maine and credited to the fund. Money credited to the fund must be used to provide loans to assist dairy farmers in making capital improvements to maintain and enhance the viability of their farms and to pay the administrative costs of processing loan applications and servicing and administering the fund and loans made from the fund. Repayment of these loans and interest on the loans must be credited to the fund to be available for the same purposes.   [PL 2011, c. 625, §1 (NEW).]The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2011, c. 625, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 625, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2911 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2911. Title (REPEALED)

 §2911. Title (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2912 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2912. Enforcing official (REPEALED)

 §2912. Enforcing official (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2913 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2913. Definitions (REPEALED)

 §2913. Definitions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2914 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2914. Dealers required to be licensed (REPEALED)

 §2914. Dealers required to be licensed (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2915 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2915. License applications (REPEALED)

 §2915. License applications (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2916 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2916. Bonds required as prerequisite to license (REPEALED)

 §2916. Bonds required as prerequisite to license (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2917 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2917. Amount of bond (REPEALED)

 §2917. Amount of bond (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2918 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2918. Issuance of license; additional requirements (REPEALED)

 §2918. Issuance of license; additional requirements (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2919 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2919. Payments to producers for products (REPEALED)

 §2919. Payments to producers for products (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2920 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2920. Nonpayment; forfeiture of bond (REPEALED)

 §2920. Nonpayment; forfeiture of bond (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2921 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2921. Proceedings for recovery on bond (REPEALED)

 §2921. Proceedings for recovery on bond (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2922 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2922. Penalty (REPEALED)

 §2922. Penalty (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2923 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 602: BONDING LAW|7 §2923. Powers of commissioner (REPEALED)

 §2923. Powers of commissioner (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 296 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §19 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2953 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 603: MILK COMMISSION|7 §2953. Powers and duties (REPEALED)

 §2953. Powers and duties (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 517, §2 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 123 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 648, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 382, §F5 (RP).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2953-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 603: MILK COMMISSION|7 §2953-B. Hearings in a new or expanded market area

 §2953-B. Hearings in a new or expanded market area At least 14 days and not more than 21 days prior to designating a new or expanded natural market area, the commission shall hold a public hearing in the proposed area to determine whether to designate that area as a market. As a basis for its determinations, the commission shall solicit and seek to receive oral and written testimony in addition to the data received through the implementation of the information gathering procedures of its rules and regulations. Due notice of the public hearing shall be given by publishing the notice as provided in the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375.   [PL 1979, c. 672, Pt. A, §39 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 672, §A39 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2954-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 603: MILK COMMISSION|7 §2954-A. Payment by dealers to producers

 §2954-A. Payment by dealers to producers Payment by dealers to producers is governed by this section. For purposes of this section, the term "delivery month" means the calendar month in which milk is delivered to a dealer from the producer.   [PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. F, §16 (NEW).]1.  First 15 days.  On or before the 5th day after the end of a delivery month, a dealer shall pay the producer for milk received from that producer during the first 15 days of the delivery month at a rate that is not less than the most recently published northeast marketing area milk marketing order statistical uniform price for Penobscot County.   [PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. F, §16 (AMD).] 2.  Balance due.  A dealer shall pay the producer for the balance due for milk received during that delivery month as follows.   A. On or before the 20th day after the end of the delivery month, the dealer shall pay the producer for milk received from that producer during the delivery month an initial payment calculated using the minimum prices set by the commission pursuant to section 2954, subsection 2, paragraph A minus:   (1) Any portion of that amount deposited in the Maine Milk Pool or deducted pursuant to section 3153, subsection 2; and   (2) The amount of the payment made to the producer under subsection 1.   [PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. F, §16 (AMD).]B. On or before the 5th day after the end of the month in which the payments required by subsection 1 and paragraph A are made, each dealer shall pay each of the dealer's producers any sums received on behalf of the producers pursuant to section 3153, subsection 4 and Maine Milk Pool rules.   [PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. F, §16 (AMD).][PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. F, §16 (AMD).] 3.  Penalties.  The license of any dealer who violates this section may be suspended or revoked in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375.   [PL 1985, c. 172 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 449 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 172 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 447, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 679, §B4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 679, §B14 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 382, §F16 (AMD).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2954-C (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 603: MILK COMMISSION|7 §2954-C. Applicability to integrated operation

 §2954-C. Applicability to integrated operation The provisions of this chapter which apply to dealers, including, but not limited to, the provisions of section 2956, shall apply to the dealer phase of the business of an integrated operation and those which apply to retail stores shall apply to the retail phase of the business of an integrated operation.   [PL 1985, c. 717, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 717, §3 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2955 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 603: MILK COMMISSION|7 §2955. Licenses

 §2955. Licenses A dealer may not buy milk from producers or others for sale or process, distribute, sell or offer to sell milk in any market in the State designated by the commission unless duly licensed by the commission. A license may not be required of any person who produces or sells milk for consumption only on the premises of the producer or seller. Each person, before engaging in the business of a dealer in any market designated by the commission, shall make application to the commission for a license, which the commission is authorized to grant. A retailer may not sell or offer to sell milk in any market in the State that the retailer has purchased in Maine from an unlicensed dealer.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §143 (COR).]The license year shall commence on January 1st and end December 31st following. Application for a license shall be made on a form prescribed by the commission.   Licenses required by this chapter shall be in addition to any other license required by law.   The District Court as designated by Title 4, chapter 5 may, upon proper evidence, decline to grant a license or may suspend or revoke a license already granted upon due notice and after hearing. Violation of this chapter or of any order, rule or regulation made, or conviction of violating any other law or regulation of the State relating to the production, distribution and sale of milk, is sufficient cause to suspend, revoke or withhold such license.   [PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §21 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §80 (AFF).]Upon revocation or suspension of a license it shall not be reissued until the commission shall determine upon application and hearing that the cause for such revocation or suspension no longer exists, and that the applicant is otherwise qualified.   SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 303, §3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 517, §4 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 694, §141 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B21 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §143 (COR).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2956-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 603: MILK COMMISSION|7 §2956-A. Dairy Industry Fund

 §2956-A. Dairy Industry Fund 1.  Fund established; source.  The Dairy Industry Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established. In addition to payments to the commission pursuant to section 2956, a dealer shall deduct 1¢ per hundredweight from amounts paid by the dealer to each Maine milk producer and pay that amount into the fund as a monthly payment.   [PL 2001, c. 8, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Distributions from fund.  Notwithstanding section 2957, the commission shall make distributions from the fund to a statewide association that has been approved by the majority of dairy farmers in the State in amounts allocated from the fund for that purpose.   [PL 2001, c. 8, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 8, §1 (NEW).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2957 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 603: MILK COMMISSION|7 §2957. Expenditure of funds

 §2957. Expenditure of funds Moneys received through this chapter shall be paid forthwith to the Treasurer of State and shall be appropriated and used for the following purposes:   1.  Collection.  For the collection of all fees and assessments provided for by this chapter;   2.  Administration.  For the cost of administering this chapter.   Moneys received through this chapter shall remain a continuing carrying account and shall not lapse.   SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 214, §2 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 594, §13 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 444, §4 (AMD).
7 ME Rev Stat § 2958 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS|Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS|Chapter 603: MILK COMMISSION|7 §2958. Dairy Council Committee (REPEALED)

 §2958. Dairy Council Committee (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 444, §5 (RP).