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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 603-A: DESTRUCTIVE COMPETITION › 7 §2989. Civil action by the commission

§2989. Civil action by the commission
1.  Civil penalties.
Any dealer or retail store which violates section 2983 shall be subject to the following civil penalties, to be collected by the commission in a civil action:
A. For the first violation, a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000; and   [PL 1983, c. 484, §2 (NEW).]
B. For each subsequent violation, a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000.   [PL 1983, c. 484, §2 (NEW).]
All penalties collected by the commission shall be paid to the Treasurer of State for deposit to the General Fund.
[PL 1983, c. 484, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Injunction.
In lieu of or in addition to the collection of civil penalties under subsection 1, the commission may bring a civil action in the Superior Court to prevent, restrain or enjoin a violation of section 2983. If in that action a violation or threatened violation of section 2983 shall be established, the court may enjoin and restrain or otherwise prohibit the violation or threatened violation. In the action it shall not be necessary that actual damages to any person be alleged or proved.
[PL 1983, c. 484, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 484, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604: MILK TAX › 7 §2991. Definitions

§2991. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
1.  Board.
"Board" means the Maine Dairy Promotion Board.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
2.  Class I milk.
"Class I milk" means:
A. All fluid milk sold, distributed or disposed of as or in milk that contains not more than 11% butterfat and skim milk and cultured buttermilk sold for human consumption; and   [PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
B. All milk products sold, distributed or disposed of for human consumption as or in flavored milk and flavored skim milk.   [PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
3.  Consumer.
"Consumer" means any person other than a milk dealer who purchases milk for fluid consumption.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
3-A.  Council.
"Council" means the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council.
[PL 1995, c. 693, §6 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).]
4.  Dealer.
"Dealer" means any person who purchases or receives milk for sale as the consignee or agent of a producer or handles milk for sale, shipment, storage or processing within the State. "Dealer" includes a producer dealer or a store.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
5.  Milk.
"Milk" means cows' milk and includes cream. One quart of cream is considered the equivalent of 4 quarts of milk.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
6.  Producer.
"Producer" means any person who produces milk and sells milk to a dealer.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
7.  Producer dealer.
"Producer dealer" means any dealer who produces a part or all of that dealer's milk and sells milk to other than a dealer.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
8.  Records.
"Records" means books, records, accounts, memoranda or other data pertaining to the purchase and distribution of milk.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
9.  Store.
"Store" means a grocery store, dairy products' store, canteen, milk vending machine operator, milk dispensing operator or any similar commercial establishment or outlet or any other place or method of sale in which milk is sold to consumers for consumption off the premises.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 693, §6 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604: MILK TAX › 7 §2992. Maine Dairy Promotion Board (REPEALED)

§2992. Maine Dairy Promotion Board
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 689, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §7 (RP). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604: MILK TAX › 7 §2993. Powers and duties

§2993. Powers and duties
The board is created to promote the prosperity and welfare of this State and of the dairy industry of the State by fostering promotional, educational, advertising and research programs of the dairy industry. The board has the following powers and duties. The board:   [PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
1.  Contracts and agreements.
May make or enter into contracts or agreements with any local, state, federal or private agency, department, firm, corporation or association for the purposes defined in this chapter. The contracts or agreements may include, without limitation, those relating to the lease or purchase of office space, facilities, property, equipment and supplies as the board determines necessary for its purposes. The board may delegate to its executive director the power to enter into the contracts or agreements, subject to the board's oversight;
[PL 1993, c. 689, §2 (AMD).]
2.  Cooperation with other agencies.
Shall cooperate with other state or regional agencies with like purposes, including transferring to those agencies any portion of its receipts that it determines appropriate and in the best interests of the dairy industry in the State. In determining those amounts, the board shall consider the relative benefits accruing to all Maine producers from increased fluid milk consumption within the Maine market and the New England market, Federal Milk Marketing Order No. 1; the relative effectiveness of the various programs intended to increase fluid milk consumption for which funding is being considered; appropriate research needs; and other considerations pertinent to the distribution of its funds to other agencies for cooperative efforts;
[PL 1993, c. 689, §2 (AMD).]
3.  Books and records.
Shall keep books, records and accounts of all its activities, which must be open to inspection and audit by the State at all times. An independent certified public accountant shall conduct an annual audit of the financial records of the board and report the results of the audit to the board, the commissioner, the Treasurer of State and the Legislature;
[RR 1995, c. 2, §17 (COR).]
4.  Annual report.
Shall prepare an annual report that must include a summary of all receipts and expenditures, including expenditures for specific promotional or research programs; a description of the various promotional or research programs operated, contracted or sponsored by the board; and a directory of current board members, including their affiliation and term of office; and
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
5.  Funding.
May receive and expend funds from any source, public or private, that it determines necessary to carry out its purposes.
[PL 1995, c. 693, §9 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 689, §2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §9 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF). RR 1995, c. 2, §17 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604: MILK TAX › 7 §2993-A. Collection of fees

§2993-A. Collection of fees
A dealer as defined in section 2991 shall withhold from each Maine milk producer a fee of 10¢ per hundredweight on all milk produced and shall forward that payment to the board no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the milk was produced.   [PL 1999, c. 161, §2 (NEW).]
All producer dealers shall pay to the board a fee of 10¢ per hundredweight on all milk produced by the producer dealer no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the milk was produced.   [PL 1999, c. 161, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 161, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604: MILK TAX › 7 §2994. Appropriation of money received (REPEALED)

§2994. Appropriation of money received
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 693, §10 (RP). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604: MILK TAX › 7 §2994-A. Cooperation with similar boards

§2994-A. Cooperation with similar boards
The board may cooperate with similar organizations in other states and regions and may pay to the similar organizations that part of its funds as it determines is in the best interest of the dairy industry of the State.   [PL 1995, c. 693, §11 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 693, §11 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604-A: MAINE DAIRY AND NUTRITION COUNCIL TAX › 7 §2997. Definitions

§2997. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
1.  Dealer.
"Dealer" means any person who purchases or receives milk for sale as the consignee or agent of a producer or handles milk for sale, shipment, storage or processing within the State. "Dealer" includes a producer dealer, a subdealer or a store.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
1-A.  Board.
"Board" means the Maine Dairy Promotion Board.
[PL 1995, c. 693, §12 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).]
1-B.  Council.
"Council" means the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council.
[PL 1995, c. 693, §12 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).]
2.  Milk.
"Milk" means cows' milk, fluid and whole, skimmed milk, low fat milk and buttermilk, irrespective of whether that milk is flavored. "Milk" includes cream and one quart of cream is considered the equivalent of 4 quarts of milk.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
3.  Nutrition.
"Nutrition" means the study of proper and balanced diet to promote health, especially in human beings.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
4.  Nutrition education.
"Nutrition education" means helping and educating people in the selection of food for the primary purpose of nourishing their bodies in health throughout the life cycle and helping and educating people in extending and teaching knowledge of food and nutrition principles, including promotion and research, and the application of these principles.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
5.  Producer.
"Producer" means any person who produces milk and sells the milk to a dealer.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
6.  Producer dealer.
"Producer dealer" means a dealer who produces a part or all of that dealer's milk or a person who produces milk and sells to a grocery store, dairy products' store or similar commercial establishment.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 693, §12 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604-A: MAINE DAIRY AND NUTRITION COUNCIL TAX › 7 §2998. Organization (REPEALED)

§2998. Organization
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 689, §3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §13 (RP). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604-A: MAINE DAIRY AND NUTRITION COUNCIL TAX › 7 §2998-A. Staffing (REPEALED)

§2998-A. Staffing
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 689, §4 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 693, §14 (RP). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604-A: MAINE DAIRY AND NUTRITION COUNCIL TAX › 7 §2999. Duties

§2999. Duties
In order that the optimal health of the citizens of the State may be achieved more fully, the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council shall provide guidance in nutrition and nutrition education based on the concept of a balanced diet, including milk and its products in accordance with scientific recommendations, and protect the interests of all the people of the State by strengthening and preserving the dairy industry. The council has the following powers and duties. The council:   [PL 1993, c. 689, §5 (AMD).]
1.  Contracts and agreements.
May make or enter into contracts or agreements with any local, state, federal or private agency, department, firm, corporation or association for the purposes defined in this chapter. The contracts or agreements may include, without limitation, those relating to the lease or purchase of office space, facilities, property, equipment or supplies the council determines necessary for its purposes. The council may delegate to its executive director the power to enter into the contracts or agreements, subject to the council's oversight;
[PL 1993, c. 689, §5 (NEW).]
2.  Cooperation with other agencies.
Shall cooperate with other state or regional agencies with similar purposes, including transferring to those agencies any portion of its receipts that the council considers appropriate and in the best interests of the dairy industry in the State;
[PL 1993, c. 689, §5 (NEW).]
3.  Books and records.
Shall keep books, records and accounts of all its activities, which must be open to inspection and audit by the State at all times. An independent certified public accountant shall conduct an annual audit of the financial records of the council and report the results of the audit to the council, the commissioner, the Treasurer of State and the Legislature;
[PL 1995, c. 693, §16 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).]
4.  Annual report.
Shall prepare an annual report that must include a summary of all receipts and expenditures, including expenditures for specific programs; a description of the various programs operated, contracted or sponsored by the council; and a directory of current council members, including their affiliation and term of office; and
[PL 1993, c. 689, §5 (NEW).]
5.  Funding.
May receive and expend funds from any source, public or private, that it determines necessary to carry out its purposes.
[PL 1995, c. 693, §16 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 376, §28 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 689, §5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §16 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 604-A: MAINE DAIRY AND NUTRITION COUNCIL TAX › 7 §2999-A. Collection of fees

§2999-A. Collection of fees
A dealer as defined in section 2997 shall pay a fee of 1 1/2¢ per hundredweight based on quantity of milk purchased from Maine producers or purchased from producers outside of the State and sold within the State and shall forward that payment to the council no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the milk was purchased.   [PL 1999, c. 161, §3 (NEW).]
All producer dealers shall pay to the council a fee of 1 1/2¢ per hundredweight on all milk sold by the producer dealer no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the milk was produced.   [PL 1999, c. 161, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 161, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 605: STANDARDS › 7 §3001. Condensed or evaporated milk (REPEALED)

§3001. Condensed or evaporated milk
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 99, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 607: USE, CARE AND CLEANSING OF CONTAINERS (REPEALED) › 7 §3051. Cleaning cans and rooms (REPEALED)

§3051. Cleaning cans and rooms
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 696, §101 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 362, §16 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 607: USE, CARE AND CLEANSING OF CONTAINERS (REPEALED) › 7 §3052. Cleaning receptacles (REPEALED)

§3052. Cleaning receptacles
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 696, §102 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 362, §16 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 609: INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT (REPEALED) › 7 §3101. Inspection and analysis (REPEALED)

§3101. Inspection and analysis
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 725, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 362, §16 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 609: INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT (REPEALED) › 7 §3101-A. Definitions (REPEALED)

§3101-A. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 99, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 541, §A74 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 362, §16 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 609: INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT (REPEALED) › 7 §3102. Examination procedures (REPEALED)

§3102. Examination procedures
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 362, §16 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 609: INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT (REPEALED) › 7 §3103. Pasteurization standards and equipment (REPEALED)

§3103. Pasteurization standards and equipment
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 164, §§17-21 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 362, §16 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 609: INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT (REPEALED) › 7 §3104. Injunctions by commissioner (REPEALED)

§3104. Injunctions by commissioner
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 725, §3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 362, §16 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 609: INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT (REPEALED) › 7 §3105. Restrictions on biosynthetic bovine somatotropin (REPEALED)

§3105. Restrictions on biosynthetic bovine somatotropin
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 725, §4 (NEW). MRSA T. 7 §3105 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 609: INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT (REPEALED) › 7 §3105-A. Restrictions on biosynthetic bovine somatotropin (REPEALED)

§3105-A. Restrictions on biosynthetic bovine somatotropin
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 291, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 7 §3105-A (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 611: MILK POOLING › 7 §3152-A. Agricultural cooperatives which are producer-dealers

§3152-A. Agricultural cooperatives which are producer-dealers
1.  Exemption; pool payments.
An agricultural cooperative that is a producer-dealer under section 3152, subsection 10 is exempt from payment into and redistributions out of the Maine Milk Pool to the extent that the milk sold or otherwise distributed by the agricultural cooperative does not exceed 5,000,000 pounds a month. Nothing in this subsection exempts an agricultural cooperative that is a producer-dealer from any other requirements of this chapter. In any month in which the milk sold or otherwise distributed by the agricultural cooperative that is a producer-dealer exceeds 5,000,000 pounds, the agricultural cooperative shall make payment into and redistributions out of the Maine Milk Pool in accordance with this chapter with respect to that milk that is in excess of 5,000,000 pounds.
[PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. F, §29 (AMD).]
2.  Promotion; administration.
[PL 1999, c. 161, §4 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 646, §3 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 161, §4 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 382, §F29 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 611: MILK POOLING › 7 §3153-A. Dairy stabilization subsidy

§3153-A. Dairy stabilization subsidy
If the base price of milk falls below $16.94 per hundredweight in any month beginning September 1, 2003 and ending May 31, 2004, the administrator of the Maine Milk Pool shall distribute to Maine milk producers on a per hundredweight basis 40% for the months of January to May 2004 of the difference between $16.94 per hundredweight and the base price of milk per hundredweight. The amount distributed for milk produced during the period between January 1, 2004 and May 31, 2004 may not exceed $2,100,000. The Governor shall provide these funds to the Maine milk pool administrator for distribution to Maine milk producers, as provided for in this section, during the months of October 2003 to June 2004. The base price of milk is the Suffolk County, Massachusetts Class I price of milk as determined for each month by the Northeast Market Administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture.   [PL 2003, c. 522, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 120, §2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 522, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 611: MILK POOLING › 7 §3153-B. Dairy stabilization

§3153-B. Dairy stabilization
1.  Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Annual production" means the total quantity of milk produced in a 12-month period beginning June 1st and ending May 31st of the next calendar year. Total quantity is expressed in hundredweight.   [PL 2003, c. 648, §2 (NEW).]
B. "Base price" means the price of milk calculated each month in accordance with subsection 2.   [PL 2003, c. 648, §2 (NEW).]
C. "Suffolk County price" means the Suffolk County, Massachusetts statistical uniform price of milk as determined for each month by the Northeast Market Administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture and expressed per hundredweight of milk.   [PL 2003, c. 648, §2 (NEW).]
D. "Target price" means the short-run break-even point for each of 4 categories of annual production. Target prices are determined in accordance with subsection 3.   [PL 2009, c. 467, §2 (AMD).]
[PL 2009, c. 467, §2 (AMD).]
2.  Calculation of base price.
Base price is calculated each month by adding to the Suffolk County price:
A. The amount per hundredweight paid to milk producers in the State as monthly premiums established by the Maine Milk Commission under section 2954, subsection 1; and   [PL 2003, c. 648, §2 (NEW).]
B. The amount per hundredweight received by milk producers as a monthly payment from the Federal Government due to low milk prices.   [PL 2003, c. 648, §2 (NEW).]
Cost-of-production adjustments established under section 2954, subsection 2, paragraph A are not considered premiums for the purpose of calculating base price.
[PL 2003, c. 648, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Determination of target prices.
The Maine Milk Commission shall establish 4 tiers of production, each representing a range of annual production. The commission shall use the most recent studies conducted in accordance with section 2952-A, subsection 3, paragraph A to estimate the short-run break-even point within each tier.
The Maine Milk Commission may establish and amend ranges of production for each tier and target prices through rulemaking. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
[PL 2009, c. 467, §3 (AMD).]
4.  Distribution of dairy stabilization support.
Beginning July 1, 2004 for each month that the base price is below the target price, the administrator of the Maine Milk Pool shall distribute to each milk producer in the State an amount of money equal to the previous month's production in hundredweight multiplied by the difference between the applicable target price and the base price in the previous month.
[PL 2003, c. 648, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 648, §2 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 382, §F34 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. OOO, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 262, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 467, §§2, 3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 611: MILK POOLING › 7 §3153-C. Milk Income Loss Contract (REPEALED)

§3153-C. Milk Income Loss Contract
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 648, §2 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 230, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 467, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 611: MILK POOLING › 7 §3153-D. Transfer of revenues

§3153-D. Transfer of revenues
On or before the 18th day of each month, the administrator of the Maine Milk Pool shall subtract the amount in the Maine Milk Pool, Other Special Revenue Funds account that is available for distribution for dairy stabilization support from the total amount to be distributed for the previous month pursuant to section 3153-B and certify this amount to the State Controller, who shall transfer the certified monthly amount when certified from General Fund undedicated revenue to the Maine Dairy Farm Stabilization Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account.   [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. Y, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 418, §1 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 467, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 625, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 690, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. Y, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 611: MILK POOLING › 7 §3155. Penalties

§3155. Penalties
Any person who fails to furnish reports required by the commissioner pursuant to section 3154 in a timely fashion shall be subject to the following civil penalties, to be collected by the commissioner in a civil action:   [PL 1983, c. 816, Pt. A, §1 (AMD).]
1.  First violation.
For the first violation, a civil penalty not to exceed $100; and
[PL 1983, c. 573, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Subsequent violation.
For each subsequent violation within one year of the first violation, a civil penalty not to exceed $500.
[PL 1983, c. 573, §4 (NEW).]
Persons who violate any other rules promulgated under this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 to be collected by the commissioner in a civil action. All penalties collected by the commissioner shall be paid to the Treasurer of State for deposit to the General Fund. In addition to other available remedies, the commissioner may bring a civil action to collect any amounts owed to the Maine Milk Pool under this chapter.   [PL 1987, c. 447, §11 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 573, §4 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 816, §A1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 447, §11 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 611: MILK POOLING › 7 §3155-B. Eligible marketing cooperative; revocation of status

§3155-B. Eligible marketing cooperative; revocation of status
Notwithstanding section 3155‑A, Title 4, section 152, subsection 9 and Title 5, section 10051, subsection 1, the commissioner may revoke the eligible status of a marketing cooperative upon a determination that it has through its operation evaded, impaired or undermined the purposes of this chapter.   [PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. F, §37 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 382, §F37 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 7: MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Chapter 611: MILK POOLING › 7 §3156. Transportation allowances

§3156. Transportation allowances
The commissioner shall annually conduct a study investigating the costs of transporting milk from producers' farms to dairy processing plants and shall examine existing and practicably achievable cost efficiencies by market areas as defined by the Maine Milk Commission pursuant to section 2951, subsection 5. Based upon that study, the commissioner shall annually recommend a schedule of maximum allowable transportation charges to the Maine Milk Commission.   [PL 1983, c. 573, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 573, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 701: GENERAL PROVISIONS (REPEALED) › 7 §3401. Lists of all dogs; returns (REPEALED)

§3401. Lists of all dogs; returns
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 193, §1 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 513, §11 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 94, §3 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 272 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 681, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 788, §31 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 140, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 701: GENERAL PROVISIONS (REPEALED) › 7 §3402. Copies of law posted (REPEALED)

§3402. Copies of law posted
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 513, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §43 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 140, §3 (RPR). PL 1977, c. 564, §37 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 701: GENERAL PROVISIONS (REPEALED) › 7 §3403. Expenditure of surplus money (REPEALED)

§3403. Expenditure of surplus money
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 513, §13 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 771, §102 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §103 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 701: GENERAL PROVISIONS (REPEALED) › 7 §3404. Stealing or killing dog (REPEALED)

§3404. Stealing or killing dog
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 326, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 701: GENERAL PROVISIONS (REPEALED) › 7 §3406. Dogs brought to veterinarian (REPEALED)

§3406. Dogs brought to veterinarian
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 491 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 242 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 121 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 492, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §§21,22 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 368, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3451. Fees; tags; guide dogs; duties of animal husbandry expert (REPEALED)

§3451. Fees; tags; guide dogs; duties of animal husbandry expert
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 193, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 214 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 494, §6 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 94, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 244, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 453 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 546, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 236, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 391, §§1-2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 694, §§142-146 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §104 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 314 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 492, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A75 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §23 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 672, §A40 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 193, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 326, §2 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 368, §4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 698, §16 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3452. Issuance by clerks (REPEALED)

§3452. Issuance by clerks
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 82, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 579, §§C1,C2 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 492, §§5-7 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §24 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3452-A. Animal control officer (REPEALED)

§3452-A. Animal control officer
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 492, §8 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 663, §25 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3452-B. Use of license fees retained by municipalities (REPEALED)

§3452-B. Use of license fees retained by municipalities
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 492, §9 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3453. Unorganized territories (REPEALED)

§3453. Unorganized territories
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 25 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 513, §14 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 82, §2 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 94, §4 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 579, §§C3,C4 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3454. License necessary (REPEALED)

§3454. License necessary
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 45, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 326, §3 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3455. Dogs not to run at large (REPEALED)

§3455. Dogs not to run at large
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 45, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 503, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 564, §38 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A76 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 47 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3456. -- disposal (REPEALED)

§3456. -- disposal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 45, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 492, §10 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3457. Violations (REPEALED)

§3457. Violations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 45, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 120 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §105 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3458. Local regulations (REPEALED)

§3458. Local regulations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 659 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 703: LICENSES (REPEALED) › 7 §3459. Responsibility for payment of impoundment and other fees (REPEALED)

§3459. Responsibility for payment of impoundment and other fees
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 12 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 707: TRAINING AND FIELD TRIALS (REPEALED) › 7 §3551. Training of dogs (REPEALED)

§3551. Training of dogs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 249, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 503, §2 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 420, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 707: TRAINING AND FIELD TRIALS (REPEALED) › 7 §3551-A. Training of coon hounds (REPEALED)

§3551-A. Training of coon hounds
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 249, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 772, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 503, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 707: TRAINING AND FIELD TRIALS (REPEALED) › 7 §3552. Special dog training areas (REPEALED)

§3552. Special dog training areas
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 112 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 590, §23 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 420, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 707: TRAINING AND FIELD TRIALS (REPEALED) › 7 §3553. Field trials for bird dogs or coon dogs (REPEALED)

§3553. Field trials for bird dogs or coon dogs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 89, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 420, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 707: TRAINING AND FIELD TRIALS (REPEALED) › 7 §3554. Field trials for retrieving dogs (REPEALED)

§3554. Field trials for retrieving dogs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 89, §2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 590, §24 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 420, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 707: TRAINING AND FIELD TRIALS (REPEALED) › 7 §3554-A. Field trials for sporting dogs (REPEALED)

§3554-A. Field trials for sporting dogs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 89, §3 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 590, §25 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 420, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 707: TRAINING AND FIELD TRIALS (REPEALED) › 7 §3555. Training and field trials for beagles and other rabbit hounds (REPEALED)

§3555. Training and field trials for beagles and other rabbit hounds
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 420, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 709: DANGEROUS DOGS (REPEALED) › 7 §3601. Dogs running-at-large in area frequented by deer (REPEALED)

§3601. Dogs running-at-large in area frequented by deer
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 448, §1 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 404, §1 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 425, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 45, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 709: DANGEROUS DOGS (REPEALED) › 7 §3602. Dogs killed for hunting or worrying certain animals (REPEALED)

§3602. Dogs killed for hunting or worrying certain animals
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 404, §2 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 572, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 497, §3 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §§106,107 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §46 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 230 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 420, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 709: DANGEROUS DOGS (REPEALED) › 7 §3603. Chasing game; domestic animals or fowl (REPEALED)

§3603. Chasing game; domestic animals or fowl
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 420, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 709: DANGEROUS DOGS (REPEALED) › 7 §3604. Killing for assault permitted (REPEALED)

§3604. Killing for assault permitted
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 251, §3 (RP). PL 1977, c. 564, §39 (REEN). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 709: DANGEROUS DOGS (REPEALED) › 7 §3605. Complaints; damages and costs (REPEALED)

§3605. Complaints; damages and costs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 165 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 711: DAMAGE BY DOGS (REPEALED) › 7 §3652. Damage by dogs or wild animals; recovery from owner; killing of sheep (REPEALED)

§3652. Damage by dogs or wild animals; recovery from owner; killing of sheep
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 137, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 96 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 206 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §108 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 672, §A41 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 711: DAMAGE BY DOGS (REPEALED) › 7 §3652-A. Damage by dogs to livestock, poultry or domestic rabbits; recovery from owner (REPEALED)

§3652-A. Damage by dogs to livestock, poultry or domestic rabbits; recovery from owner
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 368, §5 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 711: DAMAGE BY DOGS (REPEALED) › 7 §3653. Joint and several liability (REPEALED)

§3653. Joint and several liability
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 672, §42 (RP). PL 1981, c. 368, §6 (REEN). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 711: DAMAGE BY DOGS (REPEALED) › 7 §3654. Damage to beehives by wild animals (REPEALED)

§3654. Damage to beehives by wild animals
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 776, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 157, §15 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 672, §A43 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 713: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES (REPEALED) › 7 §3701. Keeping unlicensed dog (REPEALED)

§3701. Keeping unlicensed dog
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 513, §15 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §109 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 713: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES (REPEALED) › 7 §3702. Warrants; disposal (REPEALED)

§3702. Warrants; disposal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 193, §§6,7 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 91, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 74 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 182 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 681, §2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 391, §3 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 492, §11 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 713: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES (REPEALED) › 7 §3703. Officers to make returns (REPEALED)

§3703. Officers to make returns
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 193, §8 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 513, §16 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 494, §7 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 91, §2 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 492, §12 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 713: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES (REPEALED) › 7 §3704. Official refusal or neglect of duty (REPEALED)

§3704. Official refusal or neglect of duty
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 513, §17 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 91, §3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 770, §46 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §110 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 127, §47 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 492, §13 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A11 (RPR). PL 1981, c. 698, §17 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 197 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 713: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES (REPEALED) › 7 §3705. Jurisdiction; fines (REPEALED)

§3705. Jurisdiction; fines
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 513, §18 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 630, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §111 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A77 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 125 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 383, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 715: DAMAGE TO SHEEP (REPEALED) › 7 §3801. Purpose (REPEALED)

§3801. Purpose
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 672, §A44 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 368, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 715: DAMAGE TO SHEEP (REPEALED) › 7 §3802. Definitions (REPEALED)

§3802. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 672, §A44 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 368, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 715: DAMAGE TO SHEEP (REPEALED) › 7 §3803. Registration of participating sheep producers (REPEALED)

§3803. Registration of participating sheep producers
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 672, §A44 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 368, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 715: DAMAGE TO SHEEP (REPEALED) › 7 §3804. Filing of claims (REPEALED)

§3804. Filing of claims
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 672, §A44 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 368, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 715: DAMAGE TO SHEEP (REPEALED) › 7 §3805. Limits on reimbursements (REPEALED)

§3805. Limits on reimbursements
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 672, §A44 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 368, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 715: DAMAGE TO SHEEP (REPEALED) › 7 §3806. Funding (REPEALED)

§3806. Funding
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 672, §A44 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 368, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 715: DAMAGE TO SHEEP (REPEALED) › 7 §3807. Recovery of damage done by dogs (REPEALED)

§3807. Recovery of damage done by dogs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 672, §A44 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 368, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 8: DOGS › Chapter 715: DAMAGE TO SHEEP (REPEALED) › 7 §3808. Rules and regulations (REPEALED)

§3808. Rules and regulations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 672, §A44 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 368, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3901. Animal Welfare Act

§3901. Animal Welfare Act
This chapter is known and may be cited as the "Animal Welfare Act."   [PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. C, §5 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 502, §C5 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3902. Purposes; comprehensive program

§3902. Purposes; comprehensive program
The primary legislative purposes of this Act are to provide for the licensing of dogs and the humane and proper treatment of animals. To ensure the humane and proper treatment of animals, the commissioner shall develop, implement and administer a comprehensive program that upholds the animal welfare laws of the State through communication, education and enforcement.   [PL 2001, c. 617, §4 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 617, §4 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3903. Membership (REPEALED)

§3903. Membership
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 701, §§2,6 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 267, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §FF2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 779, §3 (RP). PL 1991, c. 779, §52 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3903-A. Animal Welfare Board; membership (REPEALED)

§3903-A. Animal Welfare Board; membership
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 779, §4 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 502, §C6 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3904. Terms of office (REPEALED)

§3904. Terms of office
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 779, §5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §C7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3905. Administration (REPEALED)

§3905. Administration
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 779, §6 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §C8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3906. Powers and duties of the board (REPEALED)

§3906. Powers and duties of the board
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 503, §B47 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 701, §§3,4,6 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 267, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §§FF3-10 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 779, §7 (RP). PL 1991, c. 779, §52 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3906-A. Powers and duties of board (REPEALED)

§3906-A. Powers and duties of board
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 779, §8 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 502, §C9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3908. Governmental function (REPEALED)

§3908. Governmental function
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 690, §9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3910. Jurisdiction (REPEALED)

§3910. Jurisdiction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 617, §5 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 717: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT › 7 §3910-A. Forfeitures and surcharge

§3910-A. Forfeitures and surcharge
1.  Forfeitures.
Unless otherwise provided, any court in this State shall collect fines or forfeitures imposed for violations of this Part and pay the fine or forfeiture into the treasury of the municipality where the offense or violation was committed. The municipal clerk shall deposit and expend fines and forfeitures received in accordance with section 3945.
[PL 2001, c. 617, §6 (NEW).]
2.  Surcharge imposed.
A surcharge of $10 must be added to every fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by any court in this State for a violation of this Part. The surcharge, for the purposes of collection and collection procedures, is considered a part of the fine, forfeiture or penalty. All funds collected as a result of this surcharge must be deposited monthly in the Animal Welfare Fund established under section 3906‑B, subsection 2.
[PL 2001, c. 710, §5 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 710, §6 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 617, §6 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 710, §5 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 710, §6 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE › Chapter 719: UNCONTROLLED DOGS › 7 §3911. Dogs at large

§3911. Dogs at large
It is unlawful for any dog, licensed or unlicensed, to be at large, except when used for hunting. The owner or keeper of any dog found at large is subject to the penalties provided in this chapter.   [PL 1999, c. 254, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 643, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 254, §3 (AMD).