2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 4: AGRICULTURAL FAIRS AND PULLING EVENTS › 7 §81. Definitions

§81. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
1.  Agricultural fair.
"Agricultural fair" or "fair" means an exhibition that is designed to promote education and encourage improvement in agriculture and that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
A. The awarding of premiums for livestock competitions;   [PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
B. The display of and awarding of premiums for horticultural products; and   [PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
C. The display and presentation of agricultural activities and projects undertaken by youth organizations.   [PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
2.  Agricultural society.
"Agricultural society" means a nonprofit organization or association incorporated in the State to promote education and encourage improvement in agriculture.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
3.  Animal.
"Animal" means an animal entered in an event.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
3-A.  Driver.
"Driver" means a person who drives or controls the animal that is pulling in a pulling event.
[PL 2017, c. 207, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Event.
"Event" means a pulling competition or livestock exhibition.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
5.  Fair Fund.
"Fair Fund" means the fund established in section 85.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
6.  Fair licensee.
"Fair licensee" or "licensee" means a person, agricultural society or other entity licensed to conduct an agricultural fair in accordance with section 83.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
7.  Licensed veterinarian.
"Licensed veterinarian" means a person licensed as a veterinarian by the State who is operating under the direction or authority of the department.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
8.  Livestock.
"Livestock" means cattle, equines, goats, members of the genus Lama, rabbits, sheep and swine.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
9.  Poultry.
"Poultry" means domesticated fowl and domesticated waterfowl.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
10.  Premium.
"Premium" means a ribbon, trophy or monetary amount or a service or object with monetary value awarded as a prize in a competition.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
11.  Prohibited substance.
"Prohibited substance" means:
A. A stimulant, depressant, tranquilizer or local anesthetic that could affect the conduct, actions, endurance, strength, speed, performance, appearance or disposition of an animal;   [PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
B. Any substance that the commissioner through rulemaking in accordance with section 96, subsection 6 determines could affect the conduct, actions, endurance, strength, speed, performance, appearance or disposition of an animal;   [PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
C. A drug, regardless of how harmless or innocuous, that interferes with the detection of any other prohibited substance; or   [PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
D. A metabolite or derivative of a prohibited substance.   [PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
12.  Stipend.
"Stipend" means an amount distributed from the Stipend Fund or the Fair Fund to a qualifying fair licensee.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
13.  Stipend Fund.
"Stipend Fund" means the fund receiving money in accordance with Title 8, sections 286 and 287 to provide aid and encouragement to fair licensees.
[PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW).]
14.  Trainer.
[PL 2017, c. 207, §2 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 563, §3 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 207, §§1, 2 (AMD).