Maine Revised Statutes Title 7. Agriculture and Animals § 88. Filing and certification; investigation of complaints

1. Filing requirement. A licensee may not receive payment of a stipend or state aid by special appropriation until:

2. Investigation of complaints. Upon receiving a written and signed complaint alleging a violation of this chapter relating to the payment of state aid in any form to a licensee, the commissioner may investigate the alleged violation and employ such agents as necessary to aid in the investigation. Expenses incurred for an investigation under this subsection are paid out of the general appropriation for state aid to licensees. When an investigation determines that a licensee has violated this chapter, the expense of the investigation is paid from the amount that would otherwise have been paid to that licensee. If a licensee against which the complaint is made receives its aid by special enactment, then the expense of the investigation is paid from the appropriation for that licensee.