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Maine Revised Statutes Title 5. Administrative Procedures and Services § 12004-H. Commodity or product protection and promotion boards

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The primary responsibility for commodity or product protection and promotion boards is to protect natural resources and agricultural products produced in the State and promote the sales of these goods in the State and outside the State.

The primary powers of these organizations may include the assessment and collection of industry taxes, quality control inspections, establishment of grades and classifications, advertising, the holding of hearings and the adoption of rules.

This classification includes the following.

NAME OF
ORGANIZATION

RATE OF
COMPENSATION

STATUTORY
REFERENCE

1.

Repealed. Laws 1995, c. 233, § A-1.

2.

Repealed. Laws 1999, c. 668, § 27.

3, 4.

Repealed. Laws 1995, c. 693, § 1, eff. April 11, 1996.

5.

Seed Potato Board

Expenses Only

7 MRSA § 2151

6.

Repealed. Laws 2005, c. 294, § 5.

7.

Repealed. Laws 1995, c. 502, § C-2, eff. Nov. 30, 1995.

8.

Repealed. Laws 1993, c. 585, § 2, eff. April 1, 1994.

9.

Repealed. Laws 1999, c. 668, § 28.

10.

Repealed. Laws 2005, c. 335, § 1.

10-A.

Repealed. Laws 2021, c. 560, § 2, eff. Aug. 8, 2022.

11.

Repealed. Laws 1999, c. 668, § 29.

12.

University of Maine System Blueberry Advisory Committee

Expenses Only

36 MRSA § 4312

13.

Repealed. Laws 1997, c. 511, § 1, eff. June 12, 1997.

13-A.

Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine

Expenses Only

36 MRSA § 4312-C

14.

Repealed pursuant to its own terms eff. Oct. 1, 2021.

14-A.

Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative

$55 Per Diem Plus Expenses

12 MRSA § 6455-A

This subsection is repealed December 31, 2026.
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