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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §538. Guaranty bar to prosecution

§538. Guaranty bar to prosecution
A person is not subject to suit under this subchapter, if the person can establish a guaranty, signed by the person from whom the person received any such article, to the effect that the same is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of section 531. Such guaranty, to afford protection, must contain the name and address of the party or parties making the sale or such article to such dealer, and in such case such party or parties must be amenable to the suits, forfeitures and other penalties that would attach, in due course, to the dealer under this subchapter.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §89 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 696, §63 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §89 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §539. Sale, exchange or transport of "controlled atmosphere" apples

§539. Sale, exchange or transport of "controlled atmosphere" apples
A person may not sell or exchange or offer or expose for sale or exchange or transport for sale any apples represented as having been exposed to "controlled atmosphere" or "modified atmosphere," alone or with other words, or use any such term or form of words or symbols of similar import on any container or lot of apples advertised, sold, offered for sale or transported for sale within this State unless such apples have been kept in a room or storage building with not more than 5% oxygen for a minimum of 45 days, except that the commissioner, after notice and public hearing, may change the minimum number of days, as conditions in the apple industry may require.   [PL 2005, c. 512, §28 (AMD).]
If within a period of 50 consecutive days the oxygen content of a sealed storage room is at 5% or less for a total of 45 days, the room qualifies as a legal controlled atmosphere room.   [PL 2005, c. 512, §28 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 13, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 512, §28 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §540. Registration

§540. Registration
Any person owning or operating a controlled atmosphere room or storage building or packers or repackers of apples coming under section 539 shall register with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The registration period shall commence on August 1st and end on July 31st of each year. Owners or operators of such a room or storage building shall register on or before August 1st of each year.
The commissioner shall assign each approved registrant a registration number preceded by the letters "Maine C.A." This number shall be clearly marked on all containers coming under section 539 and shall be in accordance with all provisions of law pertaining to markings for apples.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §540-A. Sealing; notification

§540-A. Sealing; notification
The commissioner shall be notified of the date of sealing of a controlled atmosphere room within 5 days of the sealing operation.   [PL 1971, c. 13, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 13, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §540-B. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry seal

§540-B. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry seal
All controlled atmosphere storage rooms must be sealed by a Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry seal affixed by an authorized representative of the department. All storages to qualify for controlled atmosphere must have been sealed by a department representative on or before November 15th of the storage year.   [PL 2005, c. 512, §29 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
No seal may be broken nor any such room be entered during the 45-day required period, except as provided in section 539. Whenever such interruptions occur, the department must be notified within 48 hours after the opening of such rooms. Such entered room must thereafter be resealed by an authorized representative of the department.   [PL 2005, c. 512, §29 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 13, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 541, §A48 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 512, §29 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §541. Air components determinations

§541. Air components determinations
Each owner or operator shall make the required air components determinations daily. The percent of oxygen shall be reduced to 5% within 20 days after date of sealing.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §542. Records

§542. Records
A record on a form approved by the commissioner must be kept at a convenient location adjacent to such room or storage building from the day of sealing to the day of opening of such room or storage building, and is subject to review by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agents at any time for a period of at least one year. It must include the owner or operator's name and address, room number, date of sealing, date of opening, capacity in bushels, lot identification, number of bushels within each lot, daily air components determination recordings showing date of test, time of test, percentage of carbon dioxide, percentage of carbon dioxide and oxygen, percentage of oxygen, temperature and comments.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §90 (COR).]
Each owner or operator shall submit to the department, within 20 days after date of sealing, a report in writing for each room showing room number, date of sealing and number of bushels contained therein.
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §90 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §543. Access

§543. Access
The commissioner, in person or by deputy, has free access, ingress and egress at all reasonable hours to any place or any building wherein apples are packed, stored, transported, sold, offered or exposed for sale or for transportation. The commissioner may, in person or by deputy, open any box or other container and may, upon tendering the market price, take samples therefrom.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §91 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §91 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §543-A. Cider

§543-A. Cider
1.  Restriction on product labeled as cider.
A person may not sell, advertise, offer or expose for sale any product labeled as "cider" if that product does not require refrigeration from pressing through purchase or has been heated.
[PL 2021, c. 111, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Accepted processing methods.
All cider sold, advertised, offered or exposed for sale must be treated by ultraviolet light or pressed under a state-approved hazard and critical control plan unless the cider bears a warning label in accordance with subsection 3. A state-approved hazard and critical control plan must prohibit the pressing of apples that have dropped from the trees for use in cider.
[PL 2021, c. 111, §2 (AMD).]
3.  Warning label.
A person selling, advertising, offering or exposing for sale cider that has not been processed in accordance with subsection 2 must affix a label to that product stating: "WARNING: This product has not been pasteurized. It may contain harmful bacteria that can cause serious illness in children, the elderly and persons with weakened immune systems."
[PL 1999, c. 175, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Exemption.
Hard cider and nonalcoholic carbonated cider labeled as "sparkling cider" are exempt from this section. For purposes of this subsection, "hard cider" means liquor produced by fermentation of the juice of apples or pears, including, but not limited to, flavored, sparkling or carbonated cider, that contains not less than 1/2 of 1% alcohol by volume and "liquor" has the same meaning as in Title 28‑A, section 2, subsection 16.
[PL 2023, c. 175, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 220 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 175, §1 (RPR). PL 2021, c. 111, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 175, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1: APPLES › 7 §544. Violations

§544. Violations
Whoever adulterates or misbrands apples within the meaning of section 531, or whoever packs, sells, distributes, transports, offers or exposes for sale, distribution or transportation apples in violation of any provision of this subchapter commits a civil violation for which the following forfeitures may be adjudged:   [PL 1977, c. 696, §64 (RPR).]
1.  First violation.
For the first violation, a forfeiture not to exceed $100; and
[PL 1977, c. 696, §64 (NEW).]
2.  Subsequent violation.
For each subsequent violation, a forfeiture not to exceed $200.
[PL 1977, c. 696, §64 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 696, §64 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §551. Definitions (REPEALED)

§551. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 329, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 220, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §552. Food labeled or advertised as natural (REPEALED)

§552. Food labeled or advertised as natural
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 314 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B78 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 220, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §553. Labeling and advertising (REPEALED)

§553. Labeling and advertising
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 329, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 756, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 220, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §554. Prohibition on labeling or advertising as "health food" (REPEALED)

§554. Prohibition on labeling or advertising as "health food"
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 220, §5 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §555. Prohibition on certain claims of superiority (REPEALED)

§555. Prohibition on certain claims of superiority
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 220, §5 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §556. Certification (REPEALED)

§556. Certification
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 663 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 57, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 220, §6 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §557. Records (REPEALED)

§557. Records
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 220, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §558. Exemptions (REPEALED)

§558. Exemptions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 220, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §559. General penalty (REPEALED)

§559. General penalty
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 57, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §560. Injunctive relief (REPEALED)

§560. Injunctive relief
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 220, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §561. Stores and restaurants (REPEALED)

§561. Stores and restaurants
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 220, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §562. Enforcement obligations (REPEALED)

§562. Enforcement obligations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 240, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 57, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §562-A. Enforcement obligations

§562-A. Enforcement obligations
1.  Rules.
The department shall adopt rules as it determines appropriate for the proper administration of this subchapter.
[PL 1991, c. 57, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Violation notices.
The department shall issue notices to bottlers and distributors alleged to have violated any provision of this subchapter. A person who violates this subchapter commits a civil violation for which a fine not to exceed $1,000 may be adjudged. The department may also recover costs of investigation, with the limitation that the total fine and costs assessed for a violation may not exceed $1,000.
[PL 2003, c. 220, §9 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 57, §4 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 220, §9 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §562-B. Identification of source of water sold in containers and intended for human consumption

§562-B. Identification of source of water sold in containers and intended for human consumption
The label on water that is sold in the State in containers and that is intended for human consumption must include words that, without the use of abbreviations or acronyms, identify the name and geographic location of the water body, well or public water supply from which the water was obtained.   [PL 2003, c. 5, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 283, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 5, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 1-A: LABELING OF WATER › 7 §563. Water labeled or advertised as from Maine

§563. Water labeled or advertised as from Maine
Water may not be labeled or advertised as "Maine water" or "from Maine" if the water is not from a natural source in the State.   [PL 2001, c. 174, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 174, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §581. Title (REPEALED)

§581. Title
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §582. Definitions (REPEALED)

§582. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §583. Rules and regulations (REPEALED)

§583. Rules and regulations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §584. Registration (REPEALED)

§584. Registration
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §585. Corrections; protests (REPEALED)

§585. Corrections; protests
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §586. Exceptions; renewal; fees (REPEALED)

§586. Exceptions; renewal; fees
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §587. Prohibitions (REPEALED)

§587. Prohibitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §588. Exemptions (REPEALED)

§588. Exemptions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §589. Cooperation with Federal Government and other states (REPEALED)

§589. Cooperation with Federal Government and other states
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §590. Seizure; forfeiture (REPEALED)

§590. Seizure; forfeiture
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §591. Penalties (REPEALED)

§591. Penalties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2: ECONOMIC POISONS › 7 §592. "Stop-sale" order (REPEALED)

§592. "Stop-sale" order
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 245 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 382, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §601. Title

§601. Title
This subchapter may be known and cited as the "Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975."   [PL 2005, c. 620, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 620, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §602. Enforcing official

§602. Enforcing official
This subchapter is administered by the Board of Pesticides Control, referred to in this subchapter as the "board," established in Title 5, section 12004‑D, subsection 3 and further described in Title 22, chapter 258‑A.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 841, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §E1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 349, §22 (RPR). PL 2005, c. 620, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §603. Declaration of purpose (REPEALED)

§603. Declaration of purpose
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 382, §A4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §607-A. Review or reregistration

§607-A. Review or reregistration
1.  Review required.
The board shall review chemical pesticides used in this State in accordance with the requirements of this section. The board shall select 2 pesticides for review each year with priority given to pesticides that have patterns of use in this State that differ from prevalent use patterns nationally or regionally. The board may select additional pesticides for review as the board determines need and as resources allow.
[PL 2005, c. 620, §7 (AMD).]
2.  Review process.
In cooperation with technical personnel of the Department of Environmental Protection; the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; the Department of Health and Human Services; the Department of Marine Resources; and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, specifically the Maine Forest Service, the board shall conduct a review consisting of the following or portions of the following as the board determines relevant:
A. An environmental risk assessment to determine the effects of pesticides on the ecosystem. This assessment is to be based on available literature. The board shall request data that it determines necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter; or   [PL 2005, c. 620, §7 (AMD).]
B. A health risk assessment, based on a literature search of laboratory, clinical and epidemiological data available within and without the State. The board shall request data it determines necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §7 (AMD).]
C.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §7 (RP).]
[PL 2005, c. 620, §7 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
2-A.  Water residue surveys.
The board shall conduct a water residue survey at least once every 6 years to establish a representative sample of a number of wells or bodies of water, selected at random, in areas of possible contamination or at other locations to be described by the board, for the purpose of testing these waters and preparing a profile of the kinds and amounts of pesticides present.
[PL 2005, c. 620, §7 (NEW).]
3.  Effect of review on reregistration.
If the reviews in this section demonstrate that the impact of the pesticide on the ecosystem warrants additional health or environmental safeguards, the board shall require implementation of those safeguards prior to reregistration. The board may not refuse to renew a pesticides registration based solely on its inability to conduct a review in accordance with this section.
[PL 2005, c. 620, §7 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 558, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 878, §E6 (AMD). RR 1997, c. 2, §26 (COR). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2005, c. 620, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §608. Experimental use permits (REPEALED)

§608. Experimental use permits
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §§56-58 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §E7 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B78 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 620, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §611. Enforcement

§611. Enforcement
1.  Board powers.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the sampling and examination of pesticides or devices for the purpose of determining whether they comply with the requirements of this subchapter must be done under the direction of the board. The board may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter any distributor's premises, including any vehicle of transport, at all reasonable times in order to have access to labeled pesticides or devices packaged for distribution, may open any case, package or other container and may, upon tendering the market price, take samples for analysis. If it appears from such an examination that a pesticide or device fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter or rules adopted under this subchapter, and the board contemplates instituting criminal proceedings against any person, the board shall cause appropriate notice to be given to that person in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. The board shall provide any person so notified an opportunity for a hearing in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act's provisions governing adjudicatory proceedings. If in the opinion of the board it appears that the provisions of this subchapter or rules adopted under this subchapter have been violated by that person, the board shall refer a copy of the results of the analysis or the examination of such pesticide or device to the attorney for the district in which the violation occurred.
[RR 2005, c. 2, §9 (COR).]
2.  Minor violations.
Nothing in this subchapter may be construed as requiring the board to report minor violations of this subchapter for prosecution or for the institution of condemnation proceedings when the board believes that the public interest will be served best by a suitable notice of warning in writing.
[PL 2005, c. 620, §11 (AMD).]
3.  Repeated violations.
The board shall record all violations of this subchapter and Title 22, chapter 258‑A, including the name of the owner of the land on which the pesticides were intended to be applied, the name of the licensed pesticides applicator and the name of the person who contracted the pesticide application services. The board shall identify persons who repeatedly violate provisions relating to pesticide use and recommend to the Attorney General methods to prevent further violations by those persons.
[PL 2005, c. 620, §11 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §64 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 558, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §E10 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §11 (AMD). RR 2005, c. 2, §9 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §612. "Stop sale, use or removal" order

§612. "Stop sale, use or removal" order
When the board has reasonable cause to believe a pesticide or device is being distributed, stored, transported or used in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter or of any of the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter, it may issue and serve a written "stop sale, use or removal" order upon the owner or custodian of that pesticide or device. If the owner or custodian is not available for service of the order, the board may attach the order to the pesticide or device and notify the owner or custodian and the registrant. The pesticide or device may not be sold, used or removed until the provisions of this subchapter have been complied with and the pesticide or device has been released in writing under conditions specified by the board or the violation has been otherwise disposed of as provided in this subchapter by a court of competent jurisdiction. The issuance of such an order is not a licensing or an adjudicatory proceeding as defined by the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §12 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §65 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §E11 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §12 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §613. Judicial action after "stop sale, use or removal" order

§613. Judicial action after "stop sale, use or removal" order
The following provisions govern judicial actions concerning a "stop sale, use or removal" order by the board.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §13 (NEW).]
1.  Filing action; adjudication.
After service of a "stop sale, use or removal" order is made upon any person, either that person, the registrant or the board may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction in the district in which the violation is alleged to have occurred for an adjudication of the alleged violation. The court may issue temporary or permanent injunctions, mandatory or restraining, and any intermediate orders it determines necessary or advisable. The court may order condemnation of any pesticide or device that does not meet the requirements of this subchapter or rules adopted under this subchapter.
[PL 2005, c. 620, §13 (AMD).]
2.  Disposition of condemned pesticide; costs and fees.
If the court orders that a pesticide or device is condemned, the court shall direct that the pesticide or device be disposed of by destruction or sale. If the pesticide or device is directed to be sold, the proceeds less costs, including legal costs, must be paid to the Treasurer of State as provided in section 621. A pesticide or device may not be sold contrary to the provisions of this subchapter or rules adopted under this subchapter. When a decree of condemnation is entered against a pesticide or device, the court shall charge court costs, fees, storage and other proper expenses against the person, if any, appearing as claimant of the pesticide. The court may direct that the pesticide or device be delivered to the owner, upon payment of costs and execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned on the pesticide or device not being disposed of unlawfully, for relabeling, reprocessing or otherwise bringing the product into compliance.
[PL 2005, c. 620, §13 (AMD).]
3.  Award of court costs and fees.
[PL 2005, c. 620, §13 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 878, §E12 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §13 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §614. Denial, suspension, revocation of license (REPEALED)

§614. Denial, suspension, revocation of license
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §66 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §E13 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B78 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 620, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §615. Subpoenas

§615. Subpoenas
The board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents and records in the State in any hearing affecting the authority or privilege granted by a license, registration or permit issued under the provisions of this subchapter.   [PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. E, §14 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 878, §E14 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §616. Penalties (REPEALED)

§616. Penalties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 696, §65 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 841, §2 (RP). PL 1989, c. 878, §E15 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §15 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §617. Exemptions

§617. Exemptions
1.  Exemptions from penalties.
The penalties provided for violations of section 606, subsection 1, paragraphs A, B, C, D and E do not apply to:
A. Any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting a pesticide within this State if the carrier, upon request, permits the board to copy all records showing the transactions in and movement of the pesticides or devices;   [PL 2005, c. 620, §17 (AMD).]
B. Public officials of this State and the Federal Government while engaged in the performance of their official duties in administering state or federal pesticide laws or regulations;   [PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW).]
C. The manufacturer, shipper or other distributor of a pesticide for experimental use only, provided that person holds or is covered by a valid experimental use permit issued by EPA, and provided further that the permit covers the conduct in question; or   [PL 2005, c. 620, §17 (AMD).]
D. Any person who ships a substance or mixture of substances being put through tests the purpose of which is only to determine the value of the substance or mixture for pesticide purposes or to determine its toxicity or other properties and from the use of which the user does not expect to receive any benefit in pest control.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §17 (AMD).]
[PL 2005, c. 620, §17 (AMD).]
2.  Exemption from this subchapter; pesticides for export.
A pesticide or device may not be found to be in violation of this subchapter if the pesticide or device is intended solely for export to a foreign country and is prepared or packed according to the specifications or directions of the purchaser. If the pesticide or device is not so exported, all the provisions of this subchapter apply.
[PL 2005, c. 620, §17 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 878, §E16 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §17 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §618. Publication of information

§618. Publication of information
The board may publish, at least annually and in such form as it determines proper, results of analyses based on official samples as compared with the guaranteed analyses and information concerning the distribution of pesticides. The board may not publish individual distribution information, and that information is not a public record under Title 1, section 402.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §18 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 878, §E17 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §18 (AMD).
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§619. Delegation of duties
All authority vested in the board under this subchapter may, with like force and effort, be executed by employees of the board to whom the board from time to time delegates such authority.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §19 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 878, §E18 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §19 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §620. Cooperation

§620. Cooperation
The board may cooperate with, receive grants-in-aid from and enter into cooperative agreements with any agency of the Federal Government or of this State or its subdivisions, or with any agency of another state, in order to implement this subchapter, including but not limited to taking such actions to:   [PL 2005, c. 620, §20 (AMD).]
1.  Uniformity.
Secure uniformity of regulations;
[PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW).]
2.  Cooperative agreements with EPA.
Prepare and submit state plans and enter into cooperative agreements with EPA to register pesticides under the authority of this subchapter and FIFRA;
[PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW).]
3.  Use of state and federal facilities.
Cooperate in the enforcement of the federal pesticide control laws through the use of state or federal personnel, or both, and facilities and to implement cooperative enforcement programs including, but not limited to, the registration and inspection of establishments;
[PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW).]
4.  Contracts for monitoring pesticides.
Enter into contracts for monitoring pesticides for the national plan; and
[PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW).]
5.  Preparation of state plans.
Prepare and submit state plans to meet federal certification standards for issuing experimental use permits.
[PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 878, §E19 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §20 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §621. Disposition of funds

§621. Disposition of funds
All money received by the board under this subchapter must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a special fund to be used for carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and Title 22, chapter 258‑A, Board of Pesticides Control, and for such other expenses related to insect and pest management as provided by law. Positions that are allocated to the fund but that do not perform functions specifically assigned to the board in this subchapter and Title 22, chapter 258‑A remain under supervision and management of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §21 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
The State Controller is authorized to advance up to $500,000 from the Board of Pesticides Control account to the Animal Welfare Fund during any state fiscal year if requested in writing by the commissioner. The funds must be used to meet expenditures of the animal welfare program within the department. The funds must be returned to the account before the close of the state fiscal year in which the advance was made.   [PL 2007, c. 702, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 644, §§2,8 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §E20 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §S2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §21 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 702, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §622. Separability (REPEALED)

§622. Separability
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 620, §22 (RP).
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§623. Prior liability
The enactment of this subchapter does not have the effect of terminating or in any way modifying any liability, civil or criminal, in existence on October 1, 1975.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §23 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 78, §25 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 620, §23 (AMD).
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§624. Repealers
Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the registration, distribution and disposal of pesticides and devices is by this subchapter vested exclusively in the board.   [PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. E, §21 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 382, §3 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 623, §§5-A (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §E21 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 2-A: MAINE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1975 › 7 §625. Right-of-way spraying; no-spray agreements

§625. Right-of-way spraying; no-spray agreements
Any public utility, or the Department of Transportation, that maintains a right-of-way through a municipality shall offer a no-spray agreement, with reasonable provisions, for the municipality to consider if it desires. Any agreement negotiated may include, but is not limited to, the responsibilities of the parties, the allocation of costs and the rights and remedies of the parties in the event of default and may apply to all or any part of the right-of-way within the municipality. Any agreement reached under this section must be negotiated in good faith, written and signed by all parties. As part of the no-spray agreement, the municipality may either perform the vegetation control work to standards as provided in the agreement or contract with the public utility or the Department of Transportation to conduct the work.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §24 (AMD).]
If a reasonable no-spray agreement is offered to a municipality and an agreement is not reached within 90 days after the date of the offer, the public utility or the Department of Transportation at its own option may apply pesticides in its right-of-way or use other methods to control the vegetation. If the municipality agrees to perform vegetation control work but does not perform it by the agreed-upon date, the public utility or the Department of Transportation, after 90 days' written notice to the municipality, at its own option may apply pesticides in its right-of-way or use other methods to control the vegetation.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §24 (AMD).]
It is the intent of the Legislature that this section make available to municipalities an alternative to right-of-way maintenance procedures that use pesticides. This section does not affect municipal authority to enact ordinances nor the authority of public utilities or the Department of Transportation to maintain its right-of-way clear of unwanted vegetation in the absence of an agreement.   [PL 2005, c. 620, §24 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 702, §1 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 620, §24 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 3: EGGS › 7 §631. Definitions

§631. Definitions
Terms used in sections 631 to 639 shall be construed as follows unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context:
1.  Candling.
"Candling" means the common practice of examining the interior of an egg by holding and twirling the same before a light passing through an aperture in an opaque shield.
1-A.  Restricted egg.
"Restricted egg" means any check, dirty egg, incubator reject, inedible, leaker or loss.
[PL 1973, c. 48, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Retail.
"Retail" means selling direct to consumer.
3.  Wholesale.
"Wholesale" means selling to retailers.
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 48, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 3: EGGS › 7 §631-A. Official standards

§631-A. Official standards
The commissioner may by rule establish official definitions and standards and sizes for grading or classifying, packaging and labeling eggs.   [PL 2005, c. 512, §30 (AMD).]
The standards and sizes pursuant to this section may not be lower in their requirements than the minimum requirements and the official standards and sizes for corresponding grades or classifications as adopted by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, commonly known as U.S. Grades. The commissioner may adopt by reference the United States standards, grades and weight classes for shell eggs as adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2005, c. 512, §30 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 48, §2 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §67 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 512, §30 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 3: EGGS › 7 §632. Labeling

§632. Labeling
All eggs sold or offered for sale for human consumption by any person, partnership, association, firm or corporation shall be labeled with the grade and size designation as set forth in the Maine consumer grades, except as otherwise provided.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 3: EGGS › 7 §633. Standards of quality

§633. Standards of quality
Except as provided in section 636, the standards of quality for Maine consumer grades for shell eggs that are established by the commissioner apply to all shell eggs sold or offered for sale. The final determination of the grades is made by candling.   [PL 2005, c. 512, §31 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 48, §3 (RPR). PL 2005, c. 512, §31 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 3: EGGS › 7 §634. Grades; advertising

§634. Grades; advertising
The net weight and size requirements for Maine consumer grades for shell eggs shall be established by the commissioner. In the establishment of such grades, the commissioner shall consult an advisory committee of 5 appointed by him, 3 of whom shall be chosen from a list submitted by the Maine Poultry Improvement Association.   [PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §49 (AMD).]
All advertising of such eggs shall include the correct size and grade designation in describing the eggs and the correct size and grade designation shall appear in clearly legible letters on the container in which such eggs are offered for sale. Each lot of eggs sold at wholesale shall be accompanied by an invoice stating both size and grade designation.
No signs, flyers, advertisements or false labels shall be used to sell or offer for sale or expose for sale any eggs which do not conform to the standards for quality and size for Maine consumer grades or established by the commissioner, or which do not conform to sections 631 to 639.
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 48, §4 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A49 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 3: EGGS › 7 §635. Descriptive labels

§635. Descriptive labels
The terms "fresh eggs," "strictly fresh eggs," "hennery eggs," "new-laid eggs," "farm fresh eggs," "selected eggs," "quality certified eggs," "nearby eggs," "native eggs" or words or descriptions of similar import shall not be used on any eggs which do not meet the minimum requirements for Maine consumer Grade A.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED › Subchapter 3: EGGS › 7 §635-A. Prohibition on sale of restricted eggs

§635-A. Prohibition on sale of restricted eggs
A person may not sell restricted eggs except that an egg producer or packer may sell restricted eggs on that producer's or packer's premises directly to a household consumer for use by that consumer and members of the consumer's household and the consumer's nonpaying guests and employees.   [PL 2005, c. 512, §32 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 512, §32 (NEW).