Maine § 7 §3153 Maine Milk Pool

Maine Statutes

§ 7 §3153 — Maine Milk Pool

Maine § 7 §3153

Title 7AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Part 7MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

Ch. 611MILK POOLING

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 7, § 7 §3153 (2026).

Text

1.Establishment. Within 180 days after September 23, 1983, the commissioner shall adopt rules establishing a fund to be known as the "Maine Milk Pool," to which all money collected from Maine dealers pursuant to subsection 2 must be credited. These funds must be redistributed to eligible Maine market producers, eligible northern Maine market producers and eligible Boston market producers according to procedures established under subsection 4.

2.Collections from dealers. Collections from dealers must be made as follows.

3.Additional collections for promotion.

4.Redistribution of pool; base minimum price. The commissioner shall, by rule, adopt procedures to redistribute payments into the Maine Milk Pool under subsection 2, paragraphs A and F on an equal basis to eligible Maine market pro

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1.
Establishment.
Within 180 days after September 23, 1983, the commissioner shall adopt rules establishing a fund to be known as the "Maine Milk Pool," to which all money collected from Maine dealers pursuant to subsection 2 must be credited. These funds must be redistributed to eligible Maine market producers, eligible northern Maine market producers and eligible Boston market producers according to procedures established under subsection 4.
2.
Collections from dealers.
Collections from dealers must be made as follows.
3.
Additional collections for promotion.
4.
Redistribution of pool; base minimum price.
The commissioner shall, by rule, adopt procedures to redistribute payments into the Maine Milk Pool under subsection 2, paragraphs A and F on an equal basis to eligible Maine market producers and eligible Boston market producers, except that:
5.
Redistribution of pool; over-order premium.
Redistribution of payments into the pool under subsection 2, paragraph C is governed by this subsection.
6.
Rules.
The commissioner shall adopt by routine technical rule such procedures as are necessary to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 573, §4 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 506, §B5 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 447, §§6-8 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 874, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 436, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §§B8,9 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 12 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 266, §8 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §§17,18 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF). RR 1997, c. 2, §32 (COR). PL 1999, c. 161, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 210, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 679, §§B12,13 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 679, §B14 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 433, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 382, §§F30-33 (AMD).