Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2525 – Official devices, marks and certificates
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1. Mark; simulation. A brand manufacturer, printer or other person may not cast, print, lithograph or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or simulation, any label bearing any mark or simulation or any form of official certificate or simulation except as authorized by the commissioner.
[PL 1999, c. 777, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2525
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511
- Label: means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon a product or the immediate container, not including package liners, of a product. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511
- Official certificate: means a certificate established by rule of the commissioner for issuance by an inspector or other person performing official functions under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511
- Official device: means a device authorized by the commissioner for use in applying an official mark. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511
- Official mark: means the official inspection legend or any other symbol established by rule of the commissioner to identify the status of any product of livestock or poultry under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511
- Person: includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association or other business unit and an officer, agent or employee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511
- Poultry: means a domesticated bird, whether live or dead. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511
2. Official device; mark; certificate. A person may not:
A. Without authorization from the commissioner, use an official device, mark or certificate, or simulation, or alter, detach, deface or destroy any official device, mark or certificate; [PL 1999, c. 777, §1 (NEW).]
B. Contrary to the rules established by the commissioner, fail to use or detach, deface or destroy an official device, mark or certificate; [PL 1999, c. 777, §1 (NEW).]
C. Knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the commissioner or the commissioner’s representative, an official device; a counterfeit, simulated, forged or improperly altered official certificate; a device or label for a carcass of an animal, including poultry; or a part or product of an animal, including poultry, bearing a counterfeit, simulated, forged or improperly altered official mark; [PL 1999, c. 777, §1 (NEW).]
D. Knowingly make a false statement on a shipper’s certificate or other nonofficial or official certificate provided for in the rules established by the commissioner; or [PL 1999, c. 777, §1 (NEW).]
E. Knowingly represent that a product has been inspected and passed or exempted under this chapter when it has not been inspected and passed or exempted. [PL 1999, c. 777, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1999, c. 777, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 777, §1 (NEW).