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Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 384 - WOOD MEASUREMENT RULES - COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS › Section 001-384-14 - ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO FURNISH PROPER MEASUREMENT TALLY SHEET OR FAILURE TO OBEY AN IMPOUNDMENT ORDER OR A NOTICE TO HOLD WOOD

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Separate Violation
. A person
				with possession or control of wood who received an impoundment order or a
				notice to hold wood, regardless of whether he is one of the persons whose
				conduct is complained of, is in violation of these Wood Measurement Rules if be
				causes or allows the wood to be removed, cut or otherwise processed such that
				it can no longer be separately identified.
B.
Presumption of Violations
1.
Underscaling
. Where a person
				whose conduct is complained of for underscaling has not furnished a completed
				measurement tally sheet as required in Chapter 383, he shall be presumed by the
				State Sealer to have committed the violation of underscaling. The person whose
				conduct is complained of may offer evidence to rebut the presumption.
2.
Presumption of alleged
				violation
. Where in conjunction with an investigation of an alleged
				violation, a person has failed to obey an impoundment order or a notice to hold
				wood, the State Sealer shall presume that the person has committed the alleged
				violation. The person whose conduct is complained of may offer evidence to
				rebut the presumption.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 385 - LICENSING OF WOOD SCALERS › Section 001-385-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
License
				required
. No person may measure wood in a wood transaction covered by
				these Wood Measurement Rules in which his measurement will form the basis for
				payment, unless that person is licensed to do so in accordance with this
				chapter, except that:
1. No license is
				required for the measurement of wood by weight when that measurement involves
				only the reading or recording of the number on the scale; and
2. No license is required for the measurement
				of firewood in consumer transactions on the retail market.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 385 - LICENSING OF WOOD SCALERS › Section 001-385-2 - LICENSE ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Eligibility to apply for licenses
. Any individual 18 years of age
				or older is eligible to apply for a wood scaler license or an apprentice wood
				scaler license.
B.
Applications for licenses and renewal
. An application for a wood
				scaler license or an apprentice wood scaler license shall be made on forms
				obtained by the applicant from the State Sealer. An application to renew a wood
				scaler license shall be made on a form to be sent to licensees by the State
				Sealer.
NOTE
: Application forms may be obtained
				  from:
State Sealer - Wood Scaler Licensing
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
Division of Regulations
28 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Tele: (207) 287-3841
C.
Filing requirements for
				applications
. No individual may measure wood in a wood transactions
				covered by these Wood Measurement Rules until he has applied for and been
				issued a license by the State Sealer.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 385 - LICENSING OF WOOD SCALERS › Section 001-385-3 - WOOD SCALER LICENSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Qualifications
. To qualify for a wood scaler license, an
				individual must satisfy the State Sealer that he is competent to measure wood
				using one or more authorized systems of measurement and successfully complete
				an examination as established by the State Sealer. The level of qualification
				that is required will, in part, depend on which system(s) of measurement the
				applicant seeks to be licensed for. Among the ways to demonstrate competence
				are the following:
1. A total of 5 years
				experience as a wood scaler, whether continuous or non-continuous, within the
				past 10 years.
2. Two years
				continuous experience as a wood scaler immediately prior to the filing of the
				application,
3. Certification as a
				Registered Professional Forester in Maine or similar certification in another
				state of the United States or a province of Canada which is determined by the
				State Sealer to be at least the equivalent of certification as a Registered
				Professional Forester and evidence of experience scaling wood which
				demonstrates competence using one or more authorized systems of
				measurement;
4. Satisfactory
				completion of a training program in wood scaling plus six months experience as
				a licensed apprentice wood scaler working under the direct supervision of a
				licensed wood scaler. The applicant must provide information which demonstrates
				to the satisfaction of the State Sealer the merit of the training program;
				or
5. Two years experience as a
				licensed apprentice wood scaler working under the direct supervision of a
				licensed wood scaler.
6. Evidence
				of other training, experience scaling wood, or other relevant experience or
				knowledge, which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the State Sealer that the
				applicant is competent in one or more authorized system of
				measurement.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 385 - LICENSING OF WOOD SCALERS › Section 001-385-4 - APPRENTICE WOOD SCALER LICENSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Types and
				term of licenses
. There are two types of apprentice wood scaler
				licenses: a six-month license and a two-year license.
1. The six-month license allows the licensee,
				for a six-month period, to measure wood only under the direct supervision of a
				licensed wood scaler.
2. The
				two-year license allows the licensee, for a two year period, to measure wood
				only under the direct supervision of a licensed wood scaler.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 385 - LICENSING OF WOOD SCALERS › Section 001-385-5 - AUTHORIZATION FOR A TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTE TO SCALE WHEN LICENSED WOOD SCALER UNAVAILABLE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Authorized
				temporary substitute
. If due to circumstances beyond his control, a
				person is temporarily unable to obtain the services of a licensed wood scaler,
				or a licensed wood scaler is temporarily unable to perform his work, the State
				Sealer may authorize a licensed apprentice wood scaler or an unlicensed
				individual to measure wood in those particular circumstances, provided that:
1. The State Sealer must determine in advance
				that the substitute individual so authorized is competent to measure wood;
				and
2. The State Sealer shall set a
				definite time period, not to exceed two weeks, during which the authorized
				substitute may measure wood and shall specify the authorized system or systems
				of measurement which the substitute may use and the circumstances in which the
				substitute is authorized to measure wood.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 385 - LICENSING OF WOOD SCALERS › Section 001-385-6 - INVESTIGATIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Compliance investigations
.
				The State Sealer may conduct such investigations as he deems necessary to
				verify and ensure compliance with the licensing requirements of the Wood
				Measurement Law and these Wood Measurement Rules. If the investigation involves
				check measurement, the check measurement shall be conducted by a wood scaler
				who is. licensed under this chapter and who is either a state employee or a
				person under contract to the State.
B.
				. Whenever the State Sealer has reason to believe a violation of
				the Wood Measurement Law or these Wood Measurement Rules has occurred, the
				State Sealer may issue preliminary findings and a determination and written
				findings as set forth in Chapter 384, sections 11 and 12.
NOTE
: The penalties for violation of the Wood
				  Measurement Law and these Rules, including fines, damages, and denial,
				  suspension, or revocation of a Wood Scaler's license or apprentice license are
				  set forth in Chapter 380, section
				  4.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 402 - SUPPORT FOR NO-COST TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The
				adopted version of this chapter by
				filing
				2024-054, eff.
				3/17/2024 is not
				yet available.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 407 - FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BLOOD SERUM TESTING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The
				adopted version of this chapter by
				filing
				2024-059, eff.
				3/17/2024 is not
				yet available.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 408 - FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The
				adopted version of this chapter by
				filing
				2024-060, eff.
				3/17/2024 is not
				yet available.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 502 - REGULATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS › Section 001-502-1 - Respect for Life

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Respect for life shall be accorded to all animals, creatures
				  and organisms that are kept for educational purposes. In biological procedures
				  involving living organisms, plants or invertebrate animals should be used
				  whenever possible.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 502 - REGULATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS › Section 001-502-2 - Sustenance - Shelter - Protection from Weather

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All animals used in the school-sponsored activities shall be
				  provided with proper food, drink, shelter, protection from the weather
				  (specifically temperature extremes), and humanely clean
				  conditions.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 502 - REGULATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS › Section 001-502-3 - Prohibited Uses

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The prohibited uses according to sub-section I of Title 17
				  §1055, are those lessons or experiments which employ microorganisms which
				  can cause disease in man or animal, ionizing radiation, cancer producing
				  agents, chemicals at toxic levels, drugs producing pain or deformity, extremes
				  of temperatures, electric or other shock, excessive noise, noxious fumes,
				  exercise to exhaustion, overcrowding or other distressing stimuli, in general,
				  procedures which cause pain, suffering, or interfere with normal
				  health.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 502 - REGULATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS › Section 001-502-4 - Surgery Prohibited

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No surgery shall be performed on any living vertebrate animal
				  in kindergarten thru grade 8 and no surgery shall be performed on any live
				  mammal, bird or chelonian (except bird eggs) in grades 9 thru 12.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 502 - REGULATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS › Section 001-502-5 - Applicable to State and Federal Statutes

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The use of animals must conform to all existing laws, State
				  and Federal.
Sick and/or injured animals shall not be introduced to the
				  classroom for medication. This is prohibited by the Veterinary Practice
				  Act.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 502 - REGULATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS › Section 001-502-6 - Authorization and Supervision

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The use of animals must be generally authorized by the
				  principal or headmaster of the school and must be directly supervised by a
				  competent teacher. This teacher shall oversee all experimental procedures and
				  shall personally inspect experimental animals during the course of the study to
				  ensure that their health and comfort is properly sustained. Animal studies
				  shall be conducted only in locations where proper supervision is available. No
				  vertebrate animal studies, other than observation of normal behavior of pet
				  animals, shall be conducted at home.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 502 - REGULATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS › Section 001-502-7 - Bird Eggs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Bird eggs subjected to experimental manipulations or
				  medications that lead to expectations of abnormalities shall not be allowed to
				  hatch. Such embryos shall be destroyed at least two days prior to hatching. For
				  normal embryos allowed to hatch, satisfactory arrangements must be made prior
				  to hatching for the care of these animals.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 502 - REGULATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS › Section 001-502-8 - Killing of Animals

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Pupils shall not be exposed unnecessarily to killing of
				  animals. When the killing of animals shall be deemed necessary, it shall be
				  performed in an approved humane manner by a qualified adult.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 502 - REGULATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS › Section 001-502-9 - Restrictions - Vertebrate Animals

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Projects involving vertebrate animals in elementary schools
				  and involving mammals, birds (except bird eggs), and chelonians in secondary
				  schools, shall be restricted to measuring and studying normal physiological
				  functions such as normal growth, activity cycles, metabolism, blood
				  circulation, learning processes (with reward reinforcement only), normal
				  behavior, reproduction or communication.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 551 - RULES FOR CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSMENT PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-551-I - INTRODUCTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The 112th Legislature enacted the Maine Agricultural
				  Viability Act of 1985. (Chapter 482 Public Laws,
				   7 M.R.S.A.
				  §§311
et seq
.) The
				  113th Legislature, in an Act to continue the Agriculture Viability Program, Ch.
				  424, Public Laws, removed the pilot stratus and authorized the Commissioner to
				  set up selected new Ag-Viability regions.
The act envisions a coordinated, orderly process with
				  prescribed responsibilities for the Commissioner, the State Department of
				  Agriculture and the local lead agencies (LLA) designated by the Commissioner to
				  conduct the program, described in these rules, on the local level.
A.
Purpose of the Agricultural
				Viability Program
The purpose of the program is to establish a process by
				  which:
(a) farmers/farm
				organizations/agencies in a defined region can evaluate the agricultural
				resources, problems and needs in general and the potential of specific
				agricultural commodities of their choice in that region.
(b) farmers/farm organizations/agencies on
				the local level can seek to redirect state programs to meet regional needs as
				identified in the regional assessment.
(c) farmers/farm organizations/agencies at
				their own initiative can affect changes to maximize opportunities which enhance
				the viability of agriculture.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 551 - RULES FOR CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSMENT PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-551-II - THE PROCESS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This action will present the allocation of responsibilities
				  between the State, the Department of Agriculture (henceforth State) and the
				  Local Lead Agency (henceforth L.L.A.) and the sequence of activities in which
				  those responsibilities are carried out.
A. Upon adoption of these rules, the
				Commissioner shall send application information to all Soil and Water
				Conservation Districts. A notice seeking applications from any other public or
				non-profit organization shall be published in three newspapers of statewide
				circulation at least 30 days prior to the deadline for applications.
B. Organizations seeking designation as a
				local lead agency shall submit applications (SectionIII-D ) by the date
				announced by the Commissioner.
C.
				The Commissioner shall select a local lead agency and designate the region
				using the criteria in these rules (Section III, A and(B).
D. The State and the LLA shall enter into a
				contract or memorandum of agreement, whichever is appropriate, specifying
				responsibilities, work criteria, payment terms and schedules.
E. The State shall provide the LLA with a
				framework for the local assessments so that the assessments provide a basis for
				decision making. The state does this by:
1.
				Identifying, defining and describing the factors which need to be considered in
				evaluating potential and opportunities.
2. Evaluating the potential of specified
				commodities at the state level using the factors identified in (1)
				above.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 551 - RULES FOR CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSMENT PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-551-III - CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION AND SELECTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Criteria for Designation of an Agricultural Region
. The
				agricultural region shall be defined in the process of application and
				selection of the local lead agency. A potential local lead agency shall, in its
				application, propose an agricultural region for designation. The Commissioner
				shall select a region which can demonstrate to his satisfaction that it is a
				reasonably cohesive agricultural region. The area which the selected local lead
				agency and the Commissioner agree on shall be considered the LLA's agricultural
				region for the duration of the program unless changed by amendment pursuant to
				Section VI. The agricultural region shall be a geographically contiguous area.
				In the designation of an agricultural region, the Commissioner shall consider
				the following factors:
1. Orientation toward
				a shared marketing, supply and service center.
2. Shared constraints to and opportunities
				for agricultural viability.
3.
				Similar characteristics of land and water resources.
4. Size and geographic proximity which
				encourages citizen participation.
5. Orientation toward existing political
				boundaries. County, Soil and Water Conservation Districts and state designated
				planning districts are examples of such boundaries.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 551 - RULES FOR CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSMENT PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-551-IV - CONTRACT OR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A contract or memorandum of agreement, whichever is
				  appropriate, to be signed by the Commissioner and the Chief Executive Officer
				  or Chairman of the selected local lead agency (ies) shall specify at least the
				  following:
A. The delineated
				geographic region designated by the Commissioner.
B. The agency or agencies to conduct the
				program in that designated region.
C. Work to be performed including the
				products expected.
D. A plan for
				citizen involvement.
E. Funding and
				a schedule of payments.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 551 - RULES FOR CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSMENT PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-551-V - COMPLETION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A Regional Assessment is completed when the LLA fulfills its
				  contractual requirements and completion of Step H in Section
				  II.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 551 - RULES FOR CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSMENT PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-551-VI - AMENDMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. These Rules can be amended with the advice
				of the Advisory Committee either by the Commissioner's own initiative or in
				response to a petition as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act 5 MRSA
				subsection8055.
B. Changes in the
				boundaries of an agricultural region, or in the structure or responsibilities
				of a designated local lead agency may be considered amendments to the contract
				between the LLA and the Department and may be negotiated by the
				signatories.
C. New designations of
				regions and LLA's will be handled as provided in Section III of these
				rules.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 552 - RULES FOR CONDUCTING THE CONTINUATION PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-552-1 - Introduction

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
By Chapter 424 of the Public Laws of 1987, the 113th
				  Legislature authorized the establishment of selected new Agricultural Viability
				  Regions and the continuation of already established Agriculture Viability
				  Regions.
Chapter 551 of the Department's Rules spells out the rules
				  under which the assessment phase of the Agricultural Viability Program is to be
				  conducted. Chapter 552 sets out the rules to guide the continuation of the
				  process for those Regions which have completed the assessment phase as
				  prescribed in Chapter 551.
A
Purpose of the Continuing Phase of the Agricultural
				  Viability Program
The purpose of the Continuing Phase of the Agricultural
				  Viability Program is to establish a system by which:
1. farmers/farm organizations/agencies, at
				their own initiative, can effect changes to maximize opportunities which
				enhance the viability of agriculture, both in their region and across the
				state; and
2. farmers/farm
				organizations/agencies can build strong cases for altering State programs and
				policies which they have concluded, based on their regional assessments, need
				alteration and can work to accomplish those alterations.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 552 - RULES FOR CONDUCTING THE CONTINUATION PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-552-II - Funding

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each biennium, the Commissioner shall announce the amount of
				  monies available for continuation funding of the Agricultural Viability Program
				  and request applications from local lead agencies in those regions previously
				  designated which have completed phase I.
A.
Qualification for Funding
Before being considered eligible to apply for continuation
				  funding, a local lead agency in a region must have satisfactorily completed the
				  assessment phase and presented its assessment report to the Department.
B.
Application for
				Funding
To qualify for continuation of funding, a local lead agency
				  in a region shall submit to the Department an application which will include
				  the following:
1. An action plan
				containing:
(a) The goals and objectives the
				local lead agency intends to try to accomplish;
(b) How these relate to their assessment;
				and
(c) Action steps to achieve
				their objectives.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 552 - RULES FOR CONDUCTING THE CONTINUATION PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-552-III - Contract or Memorandum of Agreement

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
When negotiations are complete, a Legal Contract or
				  Memorandum of Agreement, whichever is appropriate, to be signed by the Chief
				  Executive Officer of the Local Lead Agency and a representative of the
				  Department, will specify the terms of agreement including:
1. The objectives of the region.
2. The steps for achieving the
				objectives.
3. The Schedule of
				reports requested.
4. The Schedule
				of Payments.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 552 - RULES FOR CONDUCTING THE CONTINUATION PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-552-IV - Report

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
At the end of each fiscal year, the Local Lead Agency will
				  submit a report of the year's activities, stating what they set out to
				  accomplish and what actually was accomplished.
Accompanying this report will be an accounting of how the
				  Lead Agency's funds were spent, comparing the actual expenditures to the
				  expenditures proposed in the budget.
At the end of the first fiscal year of each biennium, the
				  report will also include an application update, informing the Department of any
				  intended departures from the previous application.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 552 - RULES FOR CONDUCTING THE CONTINUATION PHASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY PROGRAM › Section 001-552-V - AMENDMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. These Rules can be amended with the advice
				of the Advisory Committee either by the Commissioner's own initiative or in
				response to a petition as provided in the Administrative Procedures Act 5 MRSA
				subsection8055.
B. The Contract or
				Memorandum of Agreement can be modified in the course of the year with the
				mutual consent of the Department and the Board or Steering Committee of the
				Local Lead Agency if, for example, an objective or the agreed upon steps to
				achieve it turns out to be unproductive.
C. Changes in the boundaries of an
				agricultural region, or in the structure or responsibilities of a designated
				local lead agency may be considered amendments to the contract or memorandum of
				agreement between the Local Lead Agency and the Department and may be
				negotiated by the signatories.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 560 - STANDARDS FOR COMPOST PRODUCTS › Section 001-560-1 - AUTHORIZATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources was
				  given the responsibility for developing compost standards in Public Law 1989.
				  Ch. 585 subsection 1812-C (
				  
				  5 MRSA subsection1812-C ).
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 560 - STANDARDS FOR COMPOST PRODUCTS › Section 001-560-2 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These compost standards are intended to be used by state
				  agencies in purchasing compost products made from organic waste Products or for
				  writing specifications for licenses, permits and contracts that may call for
				  the use of such products. These standards have been developed and adopted by
				  the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources as mandated. They may
				  be voluntarily used or adopted by other agencies for their own
				  programs.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 560 - STANDARDS FOR COMPOST PRODUCTS › Section 001-560-3 - USE OF SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All projects supported by funding from the Maine Department
				  of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall use the compost Product
				  specifications outlined in Section
				  6 of these rules, when purchasing
				  compost products in volumes greater than 10 cubic yards.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 560 - STANDARDS FOR COMPOST PRODUCTS › Appendix 001-560-A - MIX RATIOS FOR CREATING ARTIFICIAL TOPSOIL USING COMPOST

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Compost Conductivity
Ratio of Mineral Soil to Compost
mmhos/cm
Class A or B
Class C
.5 or less
*
*
1
*
*
2
*
*
3
0.5:1 to 0.75:1
*
4
1.0:1 to 1.25:1*
5
1.5:1 to 1.75:1
0.25:1 to
							 0.50:1
6
2.0:1 to 2.25:1
0.50:1 to
							 0.75:1
7
2.5:1 to 2.75:1
0.75:1 to
							 1.00:1
8
3.0:1 to 3.25:1
1.00:1 to
							 1.25:1
9
3.5:1 to 3.75:1
1.25:1 to
							 1.50:1
10
4.0:1 to 4.25:1
1.50:1 to
							 1.75:1
* Mixture with mineral soil is not essential at these lower
				  salt concentrations.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 560 - STANDARDS FOR COMPOST PRODUCTS › Appendix 001-560-B - MAINE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND, RURAL RESOURCES FERTILIZER NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
To qualify as a fertilizer, a material must:
(1.) have at least 1 (one) percent of one of
				the three plant macronutrients, nitrogen, phosphoric acid or potash measured on
				a dry weight basis
or
(2.) have a
				minimum percentage of one or more micronutrient as follows:
Element
%
Calcium
1.00
Magnesium
0.50
Sulfur
1.00
Boron
0.02
Chlorine
0.10
Cobalt
0.0005
Copper
0.05
Iron
0.10
Manganese
0.05
Molybdenum
0.0005
Sodium
0.10
Zinc
0.05
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › Section 001-565-1 - Background and Purpose of the Rules

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These Rules establish the standards for nutrient management
				  plans required under
				  7 M.R.S.
				  §4204 for Maine farms, the process for
				  certifying persons to write and approve nutrient management plans, the
				  requirements for obtaining a livestock operations permit and the procedures for
				  implementing the requirements of the
Nutrient Management Act
.
				  Nothing in these Rules is intended to supersede or affect rules, license
				  conditions or other legal requirements of the Department of Environmental
				  Protection(DEP) or other federal, state or local regulatory
				  authorities.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › Section 001-565-4 - Farms Required to Have an NMP

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. AnNMP is
				required for farms that meet one or more of the following criteria:
A. The farm confines and feeds 50 or more
				animal units at any one time;1
B. The farm stores or utilizes more than 100
				tons of solid manure or 25,000 gallons of liquid cow manure, per year, not
				generated on that farm;
C. The farm
				is the subject of a verified complaint of improper manure handling2;
D. The farm stores or utilizes regulated
				residuals.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › Section 001-565-5 - Winter Manure Spreading Ban

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In accordance with
				  7 M.R.S.
				  §4207, a person may not spread manure on
				  agricultural fields from December 1 of a calendar year through March 15 of the
				  following calendar year.
1.
Variance
. The Commissioner may grant a variance on the Winter
				Manure Spreading Ban.
A.
Variance
				Request Criteria
. A person requesting a variance shall submit a written
				request to the Commissioner that includes:
(1)
				The operation location;
(2) The
				reason(s); and
(3) Any relevant
				information supporting the request.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › Section 001-565-7 - Certified Nutrient Management Planning Specialist Requirement

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All NMPs must be prepared and approved or reviewed and
				  approved by a person who has been certified by the Commissioner (
				  7 M.R.S.
				  §4204 ). Certification of persons is for
				  a five year period starting from the date when the certification is
				  awarded.
1.
Categories for
				Certification
. Persons may become certified in one of two certification
				categories. These are:
A.
Commercial/Public NMP specialist
- A person who may develop and
				approve NMPs for another and may approve NMPs prepared by another.
B.
Private NMP specialist
- A
				person who may develop and approve an NMP only for his or her own
				operation.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › Section 001-565-8 - Compost Management Plans

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Certain Agricultural Composting Operations may be exempt
				  from licensing pursuant to the Maine DEP Chapter 410 "Composting Facilities"
				  Rule, provided that the Agricultural Composting Operation develops and
				  implements a Compost Management Plan (CMP).CMPs utilized by Agricultural
				  Composting Operations must be developed and implemented in accordance with the
				  provisions in §8 of these Rules:
1.
Compost Management Plan
				Standards
A.
Basic
				Components
(1) The CMP must include:
a. owner(s) name, address and contact
				information;
b. access control
				measures and hours of operation;
c.
				description of the operation, including site layout, and a diagram showing
				windrow or pile arrangement, and orientation with respect to site
				topography;
d. listing of the
				materials handling equipment available;
e. description of the compost pile
				construction techniques, including general size and shape;
f. pile management techniques, including
				turning or aeration frequency, moisture control techniques, and temperature
				monitoring;
g. sources of
				ingredients, the method of receiving; ingredients, and a description of any
				pre-mixing to be done;
h.
				ingredient-specific recipes for materials to be composted, estimates of initial
				volumes of materials and final product volumes;
i. stormwater/leachate control
				provisions;
j. odor, vector and
				dust control techniques;
k.
				provisions for maintaining site cleanliness;
l. biosecurity provisions for preventing
				contamination of the final product by the raw ingredients; and
m. a plan for sampling and testing original
				ingredients and final products.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › Section 001-565-9 - Livestock Operations Permits

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Operations
				Requiring a Permit
A. The owner or
				operator of a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) shall obtain a
				Livestock Operations Permit (LOP) or a provisional LOP from the
				Commissioner.
B. The owner or
				operator of any animal feeding operation, who confines and feeds 300 or more
				animal units at any time during a year, shall obtain anLOP or a provisional LOP
				from the Commissioner, within 90 days of having reached the 300 or more animal
				unit threshold, unless that operation confined and fed that same number of
				animal units prior to April 15, 1998.9
C. The owner or operator of any animal
				feeding operation shall obtain an LOP or a Provisional LOP if, based on an
				inspection of the operation by the Commissioner (or designee) and/or other
				relevent information, it is determined that there are water quality or nutient
				management deficiencies. The Permit must be obtained within 90 days of the date
				on which the Commissioner determines that a water quality or nutrient
				management issue exists. The owner or operator shall maintain anLOP or a
				provisional LOP until the Commissioner determines that the matter(s) have been
				resolved. The Commissioner may require that the operation maintain anLOP
				indefinitely according to the requirements established in §9.5 of these
				Rules.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › Section 001-565-10 - Farms Ceasing Operation - Closure of Manure Storage Structures

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Manure storage structures, which includes storage pits,
				  reception pits, lagoons, or pads, must be emptied of manure within twelve
				  months after the date on which the active use of the structure ceased. The
				  structures shall be managed and maintained at all times such that there is no
				  discharge of manure to Waters of the State. The manure must be handled and
				  disposed of in accordance with the farm's NMP or CNMP or as otherwise
				  authorized by the Department.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › Section 001-565-11 - Appeals to the Nutrient Management Review Board

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The decision of the Commissioner to deny a
				variance, to revoke a certification to prepare and approve NMPs, or to revoke a
				full or provisional LOP or a CMP, may be appealed to the Nutrient Management
				Review Board by filing a notice of appeal with the Board.
2. The notice of appeal must be in writing
				and must be received by the Board no later than thirty (30) days of receipt
				from the Commissioner of notice of the decision being appealed. The appeal
				notice must contain:
A. Reference to the
				decision that is being appealed;
B.
				The basis for making the appeal; and
C. Information that shows why the decision
				should be changed.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › ATTACHMENTS › Attachment A - N and P Manure Priority Matrix

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
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Priority Matrix
Notes
Definitions of terms used in the Matrix.
Fields in row crops - Fields that are currently in row
					 crops or that are in rotation with row crops to meet soil loss
					 requirements.
Highly erodable - Land that is determined to be highly
					 erodable as defined in the NRCS Food Security Act Manual, 1985.
Most at risk lake watershed - Lakes that have been
					 designated as most at risk from Development by DEP. See Attachment D.
Note: Soil test values are specifically derived by the
					 "Modified Morgan" extraction method, the standard test method used by the
					 University of Maine Soil Testing Service. Soil testing data from other
					 laboratories must be measured using the Modified Morgan soil test method
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 565 - Nutrient Management Rules › ATTACHMENTS › Attachment D - Lakes Most at Risk from Development

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Chapter 502: DIRECT WATERSHEDS OF LAKES MOST AT RISK
					 FROM NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND URBAN IMPAIRED STREAMS
SUMMARY: This chapter describes the criteria used to
					 identify the direct watersheds of lakes most at risk from new development and
					 urban impaired streams and lists these waterbodies.
1.
Applicability.
This chapter
				  applies to (A) a project that requires a stormwater permit pursuant to 38
				  M.R.S.A. §420-D, and(B) a development that may substantially affect the
				  environment and requires a site location of development (Site Law) permit
				  pursuant to
				  38
				  M.R.S.A. §§481 -
				  490.
2.
Definitions
. Unless the
				  context otherwise indicates, definitions of terms in chapter 500 apply to terms
				  used in this chapter. See "Definitions", 06-096 CMR 500.3.
3.
Criteria
. The criteria in
				  this section are used to identify the direct watersheds of lakes most at risk
				  from new development and urban impaired streams.
The criteria apply for both projects requiring a stormwater
					 permit and developments requiring a site location of development permit, unless
					 otherwise specifically stated.
A.
Direct watershed of a lake most at risk from new development
. A
				  lake is considered most at risk from new development if it meets the criteria
				  below. Lakes most at risk from new development are listed in Appendix A of this
				  chapter if it is
(1) A public water supply;
				  or
(2) Identified by the department
				  as being in violation of class GPA water quality standards or as particularly
				  sensitive to eutrophication based on
(a)
				  Current water quality,
(b)
				  Potential for internal recycling of phosphorus,
(c) Potential as a cold water
				  fishery,
(d) Volume and flushing
				  rate, or
(e) Projected growth rate
				  in the watershed.
Severely blooming lakes are a subset of lakes most at risk.
					 A severely blooming lake has a history of algal blooms, and the reduction of
					 existing watershed phosphorus sources sufficient to eliminate those algal
					 blooms is expected to be so difficult that the addition of new, incompletely
					 mitigated development sources may prevent successful restoration of the
					 lake.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 600 - RULES REGARDING DISPOSAL OF CULL POTATO PILES › Section 001-600-1 - Cull Potato Piles Prohibited

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Cull potato piles are not allowed between the dates of June
				  10 and October 1 of any year.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 600 - RULES REGARDING DISPOSAL OF CULL POTATO PILES › Section 001-600-2 - Disposal Methods

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Cull potatoes must be disposed of prior to June 10 of each
				  year using one of the Best Management Practices (BMP's) in the document, "Cull
				  Potato Disposal Best Management Practices" which is attached and incorporated
				  herein. Between the dates of June 10 and October 1, cull potatoes being removed
				  from storage shall be disposed of immediately using one of the approved Best
				  Management Practices with the exception of the Winter Spreading BMP.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 600 - RULES REGARDING DISPOSAL OF CULL POTATO PILES › Section 001-600-3 - Department Action

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Commissioner or his/her designee may enter private
				  property to effectuate the disposal of cull potatoes and to inspect disposal
				  methods to determine if proper disposal has taken place.
If cull potatoes are found which have not been properly
				  disposed of, the Commissioner may dispose of them at the owners expense, to
				  prevent the spread of disease.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 600 - RULES REGARDING DISPOSAL OF CULL POTATO PILES › Section 001-600-4 - Penalty

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A person who fails to properly dispose of cull potatoes as
				  required by this rule commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to
				  exceed $1000.00 may be assessed for each violation. In addition, a forfeiture
				  not to exceed $200.00 may be assessed for each succeeding day that a violation
				  continues.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 600 - RULES REGARDING DISPOSAL OF CULL POTATO PILES › CULL POTATO DISPOSAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 001-600-1 - CULL POTATO WINTER SPREADING BMP

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This BMP provides acceptable procedures for disposal of
					 cull potatoes by spreading them in fields when temperatures will be low enough
					 to freeze the potatoes and effectively kill pathogens. In addition, frozen
					 potatoes should desiccate so that nutrient-laden runoff from fields where cull
					 potatoes are spread is minimized.
1.
CULL POTATO WINTER SPREADING BMP
: This BMP provides acceptable
				  procedures for disposal of cull potatoes by spreading them in fields when
				  temperatures will be low enough to freeze the potatoes and effectively kill
				  pathogens. In addition, frozen potatoes should desiccate so that nutrient-laden
				  runoff from fields where cull potatoes are spread is minimized.
Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage Criteria
					 (prior to being spread)
Any temporary storage of cull potatoes between
					 the dates of October 1 and the following March 1, must be in accordance with
					 the Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage BMP.
Warm Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage Criteria
					 (prior to being spread)
: Any temporary storage of cull potatoes, between
					 the dates of March 1 and October 1 of the same year, must be in accordance with
					 the Warm Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage BMP.
Field Spreading Rate For Cull Potatoes:
Soil Criteria
Spreading Rate
Well drained and deep to bedrock (> 40" to
								seasonal high water table and bedrock)
Up to 400 Barrels/ Acre
Moderately well drained (16" to 40" to Seasonal high
								Water Table) and moderately deep (20 to 40" to bedrock) or somewhat excessively
								drained
Up to 300 Barrels/ Acre
Very poorly drained, poorly drained, somewhat poorly
								drained, excessively drained or very shallow to bedrock.
Not allowed.
Appropriate Dates for Field Spreading Cull
					 Potatoes
:
South of the Southerly Boundary of the
								Southern Aroostook SWCD
North of the Southerly Boundary of the
								Southern Aroostook SWCD
October 1 to March 15
October 1 to March 30
Setbacks for Field Spreading of Cull Potatoes
:
					 Field spread cull potatoes shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from wells,
					 springs, ponds, streams, and lakes. No spreading shall occur in depressions and
					 swales.
Slopes for Field Spreading Cull Potatoes
: Cull
					 potatoes shall not be field spread on sustained slopes of greater than 15
					 percent.