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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY › Subchapter 2: FOOD POLICY › 7 §217. Hunters for the Hungry Program; acceptance of donations

§217. Hunters for the Hungry Program; acceptance of donations
The department and those recipient agencies participating in the department's food assistance distribution programs may accept wild game meat from persons participating in the Hunters for the Hungry Program established under Title 12, section 10108. The department may facilitate the acceptance of that meat by its recipient agencies through coordination with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and may undertake educational and promotional efforts on behalf of the program.   [PL 2005, c. 614, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 614, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY › Subchapter 2: FOOD POLICY › 7 §218. Farmers' Market Program (REPEALED)

§218. Farmers' Market Program
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 614, §4 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 677, §10 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY › Subchapter 2: FOOD POLICY › 7 §218-A. Direct producer-to-consumer agriculture market programs

§218-A. Direct producer-to-consumer agriculture market programs
1.  Education and outreach.
The commissioner shall provide education and outreach for the purpose of supporting Maine foods providers, such as farmers' markets, farm stands, community-supported agriculture programs and other direct producer-to-consumer venues to further the goal established in this chapter.
[PL 2019, c. 677, §11 (NEW).]
2.  Access to Maine foods and food products for recipients of benefits.
The commissioner shall improve access to Maine foods and food products for recipients of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services under Title 22 by:
A. Expanding opportunities for farmers to sell Maine foods and food products to recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by promoting the use of electronic benefits transfer cards at farmers' markets and, in partnership with a statewide federation of farmers' markets, encouraging participation in community-supported agriculture by recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits;   [PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. OO, §1 (AMD).]
B. Assisting farmers' markets in accepting payments through the electronic benefits transfer system by helping them secure equipment, including equipment that does not require the use of electricity, for processing payments through the electronic benefits transfer system; and   [PL 2019, c. 677, §11 (NEW).]
C. In partnership with the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, educating recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of the opportunity to use the benefits at farmers' markets and the advantages of such use.   [PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. OO, §1 (AMD).]
[PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. OO, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 677, §11 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. OO, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY › Subchapter 2: FOOD POLICY › 7 §219. Food self-sufficiency

§219. Food self-sufficiency
1.  Farm labor link network.
The department shall maintain an agricultural jobs network linking farms and facilities processing agricultural products grown in the State with available workers who wish to work on a farm or in a local food industry. An available worker under this subsection may include a person involved in raising, processing, preparing or preserving food or who is required to perform community service as a low-income recipient of state supplemental income benefits or under a court order. The department shall coordinate with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to identify farms and food processing facilities willing to participate in the network and coordinate with the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Corrections and the Judicial Department in identifying available workers willing to participate in the network. If a worker participating in the network wishes to pursue additional training or a career in agriculture or food production, the department shall refer the person to available resources or programs that train workers or develop skills or business practices in farming, food production or food processing. A worker may meet the requirements for community service obligations under a state supplemental income benefits program, judicial order or alternative sentencing program by performing work on a farm or food processing facility through participation in the network under this subsection.
[PL 2015, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Educational marketing campaign.
The department shall coordinate with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Community College System, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Economic and Community Development to conduct an educational marketing campaign to promote food self-sufficiency by encouraging the public to grow gardens, raise farm animals, preserve garden-grown food and engage in other local food cultivation initiatives through the use of multiple media including social media, radio advertising, posters, brochures and publicly accessible department websites.
[PL 2015, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Local purchases for food programs.
If the department, as part of a public-private partnership, purchases food for an emergency or supplemental food program for elderly or low-income persons, the department to the extent practicable shall purchase food that is grown, harvested, prepared, processed or produced in the State.
[PL 2015, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Existing resources.
The department shall use existing programs and resources in carrying out the purposes of this section.
[PL 2015, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 347, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY › Subchapter 2: FOOD POLICY › 7 §219-A. Reusable containers

§219-A. Reusable containers
The department shall ensure that its rules, established in accordance with the commissioner's rule-making authority in section 12, and guidelines neither preclude business owners from allowing nor require business owners to allow consumers to supply their own containers for the bulk purchase of shelf-stable food and nonfood items. The department shall provide technical assistance and education to business owners and consumers regarding best practices for the use of reusable containers.   [PL 2021, c. 177, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 177, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY › Subchapter 2: FOOD POLICY › 7 §219-B. Fund To Address Food Insecurity and Provide Nutrition Incentives

§219-B. Fund To Address Food Insecurity and Provide Nutrition Incentives
1.  Fund established.
The Fund To Address Food Insecurity and Provide Nutrition Incentives, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established in the department to provide incentives to federal food and nutrition assistance program participants for the purchase of locally grown fruits and vegetables and to support outreach for and administration of programs that offer nutrition incentives to participants of federal food and nutrition assistance programs. The fund is established to match contributions from private and public sources of up to $50,000 annually to further the purposes of this section. The fund, to be accounted within the department, must be held separate and apart from all other money, funds and accounts. Eligible investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund become part of the assets of the fund. Any unexpended balances remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year do not lapse and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. For purposes of this section, "local" means within the State.
[PL 2021, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Fund recipients.
An organization based in the State that supports local food producers, local food production or low-income individuals in receiving food and nutrition assistance may receive proceeds from the fund upon application with the department. The department shall prioritize an applicant that has a demonstrated history of incentivizing the use of federal food and nutrition assistance programs to purchase locally grown fruits and vegetables or that demonstrates the ability to leverage the proceeds to match or receive additional funds from local, state, federal or private sources. The department shall periodically post a request for applications for eligible organizations to apply for fund proceeds.
[PL 2021, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Report; audit.
The department shall require a periodic report from a recipient under subsection 2 detailing the use of fund proceeds and the federal food and nutrition assistance programs involved and to ensure that the funds are expended appropriately pursuant to this section. The department may audit a recipient to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
[PL 2021, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Rules.
The department may adopt routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A to carry out the purposes of the fund, including application criteria and procedures for recipients, disbursement of funds to recipients and for outreach and administration purposes and reporting and audit procedures for recipients.
[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §7 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 468, §1 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §7 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY › Subchapter 3: LOCAL FOODS PROCUREMENT PROGRAM › 7 §220. Local foods procurement program; local foods access (REPEALED)

§220. Local foods procurement program; local foods access
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 437, §1 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 677, §12 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY › Subchapter 4: FARMERS DROUGHT RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM › 7 §220-A. Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program

§220-A. Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program
1.  Grant program established.
The Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established in the department to assist farmers in the State to overcome the adverse effects of drought conditions by providing grants in accordance with this section.
[PL 2021, c. 729, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Eligibility.
A farmer in the State may apply for a grant under the program if the farmer needs to establish a source for irrigation water to alleviate the risk of crop losses due to drought. The source for irrigation water must be sustainable, environmentally sound and affordable.
[PL 2021, c. 729, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program Fund.
The Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program Fund is established as a nonlapsing fund to provide funding to achieve the purposes of the program. The fund consists of any funds received from private and public sources. The fund must be held separate and apart from all other money, funds and accounts. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
[PL 2021, c. 729, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Rules.
The department shall adopt rules to implement the program. The rules must include grant eligibility requirements, grant application and award procedures and grant funding limits. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
[PL 2021, c. 729, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 729, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-B: AGRICULTURAL INTERNSHIP AND TRAINING › 7 §221. Establishment of Maine Agricultural Internship and Training Program

§221. Establishment of Maine Agricultural Internship and Training Program
The commissioner shall establish a Maine Agricultural Internship and Training Program.   [PL 1987, c. 520 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 520 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-B: AGRICULTURAL INTERNSHIP AND TRAINING › 7 §222. Responsibilities of the commissioner

§222. Responsibilities of the commissioner
The commissioner shall:   [PL 1987, c. 520 (NEW).]
1.  Information.
Conduct studies and otherwise gather, maintain and disseminate information concerning farmland transfers, availability of farm labor, existence of farm internship and training programs, persons desiring to participate in that training, farmers retiring or otherwise ceasing farming operations, persons desiring to enter farming or associated employment and all other information deemed necessary to carry out this chapter;
[PL 1987, c. 520 (NEW).]
2.  Training.
Provide and supervise opportunities for on-farm and off-farm training, through state-sponsored programs or in cooperation with other appropriate agencies and organizations. Training may include on-site experience under the guidance of approved farmer-supervisors or classroom instruction in farm management, finance, equipment use and maintenance, production and marketing principles and techniques and other relevant subjects;
[PL 1987, c. 520 (NEW).]
3.  Assistance.
Provide assistance in matching retiring farmers with persons desiring to enter farming and recruit and place interns with farmer-supervisors;
[PL 2001, c. 168, §1 (AMD).]
4.  Cooperation.
Cooperate with appropriate local, state and federal agencies and institutions and with farm organizations and interested individuals, including the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the University of Maine and the Cooperative Extension Service, in carrying out this chapter; and
[PL 2013, c. 29, §1 (AMD).]
5.  Staff support.
Designate an employee of the department to oversee the Maine Agricultural and Internship Training Program.
[PL 2013, c. 29, §2 (AMD).]
6.  Report.
[PL 2013, c. 29, §3 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 520 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 700, §A32 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 168, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 29, §§1-3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-C: COMMISSION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING › 7 §231. Commission established; membership; compensation (REPEALED)

§231. Commission established; membership; compensation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 805, §2 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 486, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 503, §B36 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 798, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §A21 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §E22 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 668, §62 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-C: COMMISSION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING › 7 §232. Definitions (REPEALED)

§232. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 805, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 837, §A16 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 668, §63 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-C: COMMISSION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING › 7 §233. Powers and duties (REPEALED)

§233. Powers and duties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 805, §2 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 798, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 668, §64 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-C: COMMISSION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING › 7 §234. Confidential information (REPEALED)

§234. Confidential information
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 805, §2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 668, §65 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-C: COMMISSION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING › 7 §235. Enforcement (REPEALED)

§235. Enforcement
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 805, §2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 668, §65 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-C: COMMISSION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING › 7 §236. Penalties (REPEALED)

§236. Penalties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 805, §2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 668, §65 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-D: AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS › 7 §241. Awareness program

§241. Awareness program
The Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall:   [PL 1989, c. 194 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).]
1.  Public awareness.
Produce audio-visual materials, facilitate public service programming, prepare written materials, organize a speakers' bureau and otherwise educate the public. The commissioner, in carrying out these duties, shall address the following needs: maintaining a lasting and sustainable agriculture; protecting our critical rural infrastructures; guaranteeing continued and effective production and marketing of fresh fruits, vegetables and livestock; preserving prime farmland; conserving our soils and water; and generally ensuring the quality of life in rural Maine.
[PL 1989, c. 194 (NEW).]
2.  Agricultural literacy.
Cooperate with the Department of Education to develop instructional materials, train teachers and teacher trainers and otherwise complete actions for utilizing agriculture as an exciting medium for educating students both about society and the natural world, while increasing their literacy by infusing basic agricultural concepts such as agriculture and economics, the dynamics of world hunger, agriculture and history within present subjects taught in Maine schools.
[PL 1989, c. 194 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 700, Pt. A, §33 (AMD).]
3.  Cooperation.
Cooperate with appropriate local, state, and federal agencies and institutions, educational and farm organizations and interested individuals, including the Maine Ag in the Classroom Association, the Department of Education and the Cooperative Extension Service in carrying out this chapter.
[PL 1989, c. 194 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 700, Pt. A, §33 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 194 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 700, §A33 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-E: AGRITOURISM ACTIVITIES › 7 §251. Definitions

§251. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Agritourism activity.
"Agritourism activity" means any agricultural activity carried out on a farm or ranch that members of the general public are allowed to view or participate in, including farming, ranching, historical and cultural activities, harvest-your-own activities and attractions related to farming or ranching. An activity is an agritourism activity whether or not the participant pays to view or participate in the activity.
[PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Agritourism professional.
"Agritourism professional" means a person who is engaged in the business of farming or ranching and provides one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for compensation.
[PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Farm or ranch.
"Farm" or "ranch" means the land, plants, animals, buildings, structures, ponds and machinery used in the commercial production of agricultural products.
[PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Farming or ranching.
"Farming" or "ranching" means primarily engaging in the commercial production of agricultural products as a livelihood and includes dairy farming; raising livestock, freshwater fish, fur-bearing animals or poultry; producing, cultivating, growing and harvesting fruit, produce or floricultural or horticultural commodities; or any practices on a farm or ranch that are incident to or in conjunction with these farming operations.
[PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
5.  Inherent risks of agritourism activity.
"Inherent risks of agritourism activity" means those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of an agritourism activity, including but not limited to:
A. Certain hazards including surface and subsurface conditions and natural conditions of land, vegetation and waters;   [PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
B. The behavior of wild and domestic animals, including but not limited to the depositing of manure;   [PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
C. Ordinary dangers of structures or equipment ordinarily used in farming and ranching; and   [PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
D. The potential for injury to a participant or others if the participant acts in a negligent manner, including failing to follow instructions given by an agritourism professional or failing to exercise reasonable caution while engaging in an agritourism activity.   [PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
6.  Participant.
"Participant" means any person, other than the agritourism professional, who engages in an agritourism activity, whether or not a fee is paid to view or participate in the agritourism activity.
[PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 609, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-F: MAINE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ACT › 7 §281. Short title

§281. Short title
This chapter may be known and cited as "the Maine Food Sovereignty Act."   [PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-F: MAINE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ACT › 7 §282. Definitions

§282. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Direct producer-to-consumer transaction.
"Direct producer-to-consumer transaction" means an exchange of food or food products directly between a food producer and a consumer by barter, trade or purchase on the property or premises owned, leased or rented by the food producer; at roadside stands, fundraisers, farmers' markets and community social events; or through buying clubs, deliveries or community-supported agriculture programs, herd-share agreements and other private arrangements.
[PL 2023, c. 420, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Food or food products.
"Food or food products" means food or food products that are grown, produced, processed or prepared for human consumption, including, but not limited to, vegetables, fruit, milk or milk products, meat or meat products, poultry or poultry products, fish or fish products, seafood or seafood products, cider or juice, acidified foods or canned fruits or vegetables.
[PL 2021, c. 625, §1 (AMD).]
3.  State food law.
[PL 2021, c. 625, §2 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 625, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 420, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-F: MAINE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ACT › 7 §283. Statement of policy; local control and rural economic development

§283. Statement of policy; local control and rural economic development
It is the policy of this State to encourage food self-sufficiency for its citizens. The department shall support policies that:   [PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Local control.
Through local control, preserve the ability of communities to produce, process, sell, purchase and consume locally produced foods;
[PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Small-scale farming and food production.
Ensure the preservation of family farms and traditional foodways through small-scale farming and food production;
[PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Improved health and well-being.
Improve the health and well-being of citizens of this State by reducing hunger and increasing food security through improved access to wholesome, nutritious foods by supporting family farms and encouraging sustainable farming and fishing;
[PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Self-reliance and personal responsibility.
Promote self-reliance and personal responsibility by ensuring the ability of individuals, families and other entities to prepare, process, advertise and sell foods directly to customers intended solely for consumption by the customers or their families; and
[PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).]
5.  Rural economic development.
Enhance rural economic development and the environmental and social wealth of rural communities.
[PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-F: MAINE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ACT › 7 §284. Authority

§284. Authority
Pursuant to the home rule authority granted to municipalities by Title 30‑A, section 3001 and by the Constitution of Maine, Article VIII, Part Second, pursuant to the authority granted to plantations by Title 30‑A, section 7051, and notwithstanding any provision of law regulating food in this Title or Title 22 to the contrary, except as contained in section 285, a municipality or plantation may adopt ordinances regarding direct producer-to-consumer transactions and the State shall recognize such ordinances by not enforcing those laws or implementing rules with respect to those direct producer-to-consumer transactions that are governed by the ordinance.   [PL 2021, c. 625, §3 (AMD).]
Pursuant to the authority granted to county commissioners by Title 30‑A, section 7505 and notwithstanding any provision of law regulating food in this Title or Title 22 to the contrary, except as contained in section 285, a county may adopt ordinances regarding direct producer-to-consumer transactions within one or more unorganized territories within that county and the State shall recognize such an ordinance by not enforcing those laws or implementing rules with respect to those direct producer-to-consumer transactions that are governed by the ordinance.   [PL 2021, c. 625, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 625, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-F: MAINE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ACT › 7 §285. Departmental authority; livestock and poultry

§285. Departmental authority; livestock and poultry
Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, the department shall implement and enforce all provisions of Title 22, chapter 562‑A and the rules adopted thereunder that are necessary to ensure that the requirements of the State's meat and poultry products inspection, registration and licensing program are at least equal to the applicable requirements specified under applicable federal acts, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture or other federal agencies, without exception.   [PL 2021, c. 64, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 64, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 8-F: MAINE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ACT › 7 §286. Compliance with food safety regulations

§286. Compliance with food safety regulations
An individual who grows, produces, processes or prepares food or food products for purposes other than direct producer-to-consumer transactions in a municipality, plantation or unorganized territory governed by an ordinance authorized pursuant to section 284 shall grow, produce, process or prepare the food or food products in compliance with all applicable state and federal food safety laws, rules and regulations.   [PL 2021, c. 625, §4 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 314, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 625, §4 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 9: LOCAL FOOD CENTERS › 7 §301. Legislative intent (REPEALED)

§301. Legislative intent
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 532, §2 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 382, §A1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 9: LOCAL FOOD CENTERS › 7 §302. Community cooperative food centers (REPEALED)

§302. Community cooperative food centers
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 532, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 780, §DDD21 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 382, §C3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › 7 §305. Findings (REPEALED)

§305. Findings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 402, §A77 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › 7 §306. Technology transfer program (REPEALED)

§306. Technology transfer program
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 402, §A77 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › 7 §307. Special projects

§307. Special projects
The commissioner may contract directly with the University of Maine System or qualified public agencies and private for-profit entities and nonprofit entities based in the State for market research, for testing new technologies and for research on technical problems related to the production, marketing, storage and processing of agricultural products.   [PL 2021, c. 710, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 402, §A77 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §6 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 64, §3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 710, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › 7 §308. Special revenues (REPEALED)

§308. Special revenues
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 402, §A77 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §6 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 710, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › 7 §309. Annual review

§309. Annual review
The commissioner and the Agricultural Development Committee shall, on an annual basis, review the effectiveness of the programs operated under the provisions of this chapter and provide a summary of the review to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.   [RR 2015, c. 2, §6 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 402, §A77 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §6 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 337, §9 (AMD). RR 2015, c. 2, §6 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10-A: THE MAINE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY ACT OF 1985 › 7 §311. Short title (REPEALED)

§311. Short title
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 482, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 424, §§1,4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10-A: THE MAINE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY ACT OF 1985 › 7 §312. Legislative findings (REPEALED)

§312. Legislative findings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 482, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 424, §§1,4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10-A: THE MAINE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY ACT OF 1985 › 7 §313. Maine Agricultural Viability Advisory Committee (REPEALED)

§313. Maine Agricultural Viability Advisory Committee
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 482, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 424, §§1,4 (RP). PL 1989, c. 503, §§B37,B38 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10-A: THE MAINE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY ACT OF 1985 › 7 §314. Establishing a program for identifying regional opportunities (REPEALED)

§314. Establishing a program for identifying regional opportunities
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 482, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 424, §§1,4 (RP). PL 1987, c. 424, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10-A: THE MAINE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY ACT OF 1985 › 7 §315. Implementation (REPEALED)

§315. Implementation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 482, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 424, §§1,4 (RP). PL 1987, c. 424, §3 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10-A: THE MAINE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY ACT OF 1985 › 7 §316. Participation of other agencies (REPEALED)

§316. Participation of other agencies
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 482, §2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 779, §30 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 424, §§1,4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10-B: MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM › 7 §317. Maine Farms for the Future Program

§317. Maine Farms for the Future Program
The Maine Farms for the Future Program, referred to in this chapter as the "program," is created. The program is administered by the department, either directly or by contract with a suitable organization. The program provides a selected farm with assistance in developing a detailed business plan that involves changes in the farm's operation to increase the vitality of the farm and investment money to help implement the plan. Participants in the program are eligible to apply for reduced-interest loans from the Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund established under Title 10, section 1023‑J and administered under section 435. The department shall organize a review panel, referred to in this chapter as the "panel," to evaluate and approve applications for participation in the program and for investment support.   [PL 2007, c. 660, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 763, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 660, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10-B: MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM › 7 §318. Business plan development

§318. Business plan development
1.  Eligibility.
An applicant must own a farm that has been producing agricultural products commercially in the State for at least 2 years at the time of application. The applicant must submit an application to the department to be eligible for participation in the program pursuant to procedures developed by the department.
[PL 2007, c. 660, §2 (AMD).]
2.  Criteria for selection.
The panel shall evaluate and approve applications that are based upon criteria developed by the department, including:
A. The degree of opportunity for increasing the vitality of the farm due to factors such as the capability of the applicant to effect positive changes in farm operations and the suitability of the land in agricultural use to sustain those changes; and   [PL 1999, c. 763, §1 (NEW).]
B. The degree of threat to the continuation of agricultural use of the land due to factors such as the financial capacity and current farm management practices of the applicant.   [PL 2003, c. 167, §1 (AMD).]
[PL 2003, c. 167, §1 (AMD).]
3.  Services package; reimbursement.
Once an applicant is selected to participate in the program, the department shall assist the selected farm in assembling a services package to develop the business plan within 18 months of the selection. These services must include:
A. Outside experts to provide services such as analyzing production practices and markets or developing financial data; and   [PL 2007, c. 660, §3 (AMD).]
B. Department-approved instruction or classroom training in economics and business planning for the owner or operator of the farm.   [PL 2007, c. 660, §3 (AMD).]
A services package must be approved by the department before it is implemented. The department shall pay for outside services contracted as part of an approved services package. The department may not pay more than $10,000 for outside services contracted as part of the services package to a selected farm. The department shall keep an accounting of the services provided to a selected farm as part of the services package.
[PL 2007, c. 660, §3 (AMD).]
4.  First farmland protection agreement.
[PL 2003, c. 167, §2 (RP).]
5.  Business plan requirements.
A selected farm must use a services package to develop a business plan that identifies changes in farm management practices and investments in equipment and property that would increase the vitality of the farm.
[PL 1999, c. 763, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 763, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 167, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 660, §§2, 3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 10-C: AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND FOREST PRODUCTS › 7 §320-B. Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund

§320-B. Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund
1.  Fund established.
The Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund, referred to in this chapter as "the fund," is established and administered by the department to support public-private partnerships to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The fund consists of money appropriated to the fund or received from any other private or public source. Interest in investment of money of the fund is credited to the fund. Unexpended balances at the end of the fiscal year do not lapse but carry over into the next fiscal year. The Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board established in section 320‑C shall oversee and determine expenditures from the fund.
[PL 2021, c. 483, Pt. KK, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 483, Pt. KK, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1-A: AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 9: AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND SPECIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (REPEALED) › 7 §321. Findings (REPEALED)

§321. Findings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 438 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 779, §31 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §A78 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1-A: AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 9: AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND SPECIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (REPEALED) › 7 §322. Technology transfer program (REPEALED)

§322. Technology transfer program
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 438 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 779, §32 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §A78 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1-A: AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 9: AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND SPECIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (REPEALED) › 7 §323. Special projects (REPEALED)

§323. Special projects
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 438 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 402, §A78 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1-A: AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 9: AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND SPECIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (REPEALED) › 7 §324. Special revenues (REPEALED)

§324. Special revenues
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 438 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 402, §A78 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1-A: AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 9: AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND SPECIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (REPEALED) › 7 §325. Annual review (REPEALED)

§325. Annual review
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 438 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 402, §A78 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1-B: WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT › Chapter 11: AROOSTOOK COUNTY WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (REPEALED) › 7 §331. Legislative findings (REPEALED)

§331. Legislative findings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 435, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 382, §A2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1-B: WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT › Chapter 11: AROOSTOOK COUNTY WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (REPEALED) › 7 §332. Aroostook Water and Soil Management Board (REPEALED)

§332. Aroostook Water and Soil Management Board
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 435, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 503, §B39 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §E32 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 497, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 556, §8 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §21 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1-B: WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT › Chapter 11: AROOSTOOK COUNTY WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (REPEALED) › 7 §333. Aroostook Water and Soil Management Fund (REPEALED)

§333. Aroostook Water and Soil Management Fund
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 435, §3 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §21 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1-B: WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT › Chapter 13: AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT AND IRRIGATION › 7 §351. Agricultural Water Management and Irrigation Fund

§351. Agricultural Water Management and Irrigation Fund
1.  Fund; established.
The Agricultural Water Management and Irrigation Fund, referred to in this chapter as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund in the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The commissioner may accept money for the fund from any public or private source and make expenditures from the fund for the purpose of improving the use of irrigation in agriculture and the use of water resources in animal agriculture.
[PL 2005, c. 150, §2 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
2.  Administration.
The commissioner shall administer the fund.
[PL 2005, c. 150, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Rulemaking.
The commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
[PL 2005, c. 150, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Report.
The commissioner shall submit an annual report on March 1st to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agricultural matters. The report must include a summary of money available in the fund, the use of the fund and the status of agricultural irrigation in the State.
[PL 2005, c. 150, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 150, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 101: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 1: MARKETING AND ADVERTISING FARM PRODUCTS › 7 §401. Methods and costs

§401. Methods and costs
The commissioner is authorized and directed, through such agents as the commissioner may appoint for the purpose and in cooperation with such agricultural corporations or associations as the commissioner considers proper, to investigate the existing methods and costs of marketing farm products and purchasing farm supplies and to secure improvement therein.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §60 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §60 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 101: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 1: MARKETING AND ADVERTISING FARM PRODUCTS › 7 §401-A. Legislative findings

§401-A. Legislative findings
The Legislature finds that the marketing of agricultural commodities produced in the State is crucial to the maintenance and expansion of the agricultural industry, to the preservation of rural life in the State and to the economic well-being of all of the State's people. There exists a need to provide the necessary market information to enable Maine farmers to make wise short-term and long-term production decisions; to establish standards for proper storage, packing and grading of agricultural products; and to create adequate enforceable programs for quality assurance as well as for the effective coordination of promotion and advertising efforts. In order to ensure that these responsibilities are fulfilled, the Legislature finds it necessary to provide state assistance to agricultural marketing and promotion.   [PL 2005, c. 512, §4 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 563, §1 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 512, §4 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 101: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 1: MARKETING AND ADVERTISING FARM PRODUCTS › 7 §401-B. Responsibilities of the commissioner

§401-B. Responsibilities of the commissioner
To further the purposes of this Part, the commissioner shall initiate and implement programs necessary to facilitate the effective, profitable marketing of Maine agricultural products. For the purposes of this subchapter, the terms "agricultural products" and "farm products" include, but are not limited to, products of aquaculture as defined in Title 12, section 6001, subsection 1. These programs include, but are not limited to, the following.   [PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. A, §1 (AMD).]
1.  Research.
The commissioner, in conjunction with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, shall conduct, assist and foster research to improve the marketing, handling, storage, processing, transportation and distribution of agricultural products in order to develop new and wider markets and reduce distribution costs.
[PL 1983, c. 563, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Information to producers.
The commissioner, in conjunction with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service and other public or private agencies, shall provide producers information regarding current market conditions and such other information as may be needed to maintain quality control and promote quality improvement for Maine agricultural products.
[PL 1983, c. 563, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Information to consumers.
The commissioner, in conjunction with the Cooperative Extension Service, shall provide for the dissemination of information to consumers about Maine agricultural products.
[PL 1983, c. 563, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Organization.
The commissioner shall aid Maine producers and consumers by assisting cooperative societies of buyers and sellers, encouraging direct marketing and by facilitating the efficient distribution of farm products.
[PL 1983, c. 563, §1 (NEW).]
5.  Coordination and assistance.
The commissioner shall consult with, coordinate and assist producer and dealer organizations and other groups interested in the production, processing and packing, grading, promotion and sale of agricultural goods.
[PL 1983, c. 563, §1 (NEW).]
6.  Monitoring consumption of Maine-produced food.
By November 1, 2000, the commissioner shall develop a method and baseline research to estimate the percentage of food consumed in Maine that is produced within Maine. The commissioner shall update the methodology and estimate every 2 years and include the latest estimate in the biennial report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to section 2, subsection 5.
[PL 1999, c. 769, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 563, §1 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 769, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 660, §A1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 101: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 1: MARKETING AND ADVERTISING FARM PRODUCTS › 7 §401-C. Maine Agricultural Promotion Assistance Matching Fund (REPEALED)

§401-C. Maine Agricultural Promotion Assistance Matching Fund
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 563, §1 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 837, §A17 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING › Chapter 101: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 1: MARKETING AND ADVERTISING FARM PRODUCTS › 7 §401-D. Agricultural Market Research and Development Fund (REPEALED)

§401-D. Agricultural Market Research and Development Fund
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 444 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §7 (RP).