Maine § 38 §3115 Department administration

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §3115 — Department administration

Maine § 38 §3115

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 33MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §3115 (2026).

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The department shall administer this chapter and has the authority, following public hearing, to adopt necessary rules to carry it into effect. The department may adopt rules governing redemption centers that receive beverage containers from dealers supplied by distributors other than the distributors servicing the area in which the redemption center is located in order to prevent the distributors servicing the area within which the redemption center is located from being unfairly penalized. Rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A, except that rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter that establish or modify fees are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, sub

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The department shall administer this chapter and has the authority, following public hearing, to adopt necessary rules to carry it into effect. The department may adopt rules governing redemption centers that receive beverage containers from dealers supplied by distributors other than the distributors servicing the area in which the redemption center is located in order to prevent the distributors servicing the area within which the redemption center is located from being unfairly penalized. Rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A, except that rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter that establish or modify fees are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. In addition to other actions required by this chapter, department responsibilities include the following.
1.
(TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/15/26) (TEXT REPEALED 7/15/26) Registry of labels.
The department shall establish and maintain a registry of beverage container labels. The registry must contain the information for each beverage type and beverage container filed under section 3105, subsection 5 arranged and displayed in an organized and comprehensible manner. The department shall update the registry regularly and make information from the registry available upon request.
2.
Provision of information.
The department shall provide information about the operation of this chapter to any affected person whose premises it inspects or visits as part of its licensing and inspection responsibilities.
3.
Report.
On or before February 15, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources matters on the status of the beverage container redemption program implemented under this chapter.