Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 456 – Complaints; investigation; hearings
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 456
- Agent: means any person who sells or distributes licensed commodities in commerce for or on behalf of producers or others and whose operations may include planting, cultivating, harvesting, grading, packing and furnishing containers, supplies or other services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 452
- Applicant: means any person applying for a license under this subchapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 452
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 452
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Licensee: means any person who holds a commodities license issued under this subchapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 452
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
The commissioner or the commissioner’s duly authorized agent may investigate, upon the complaint of any interested person, or on the commissioner’s or the agent’s own motion, the conduct and activities of any person applying for or holding a license under this subchapter and, for that purpose, may examine the books and papers of any applicant or licensee and may require testimony and affidavits thereon under oath. The commissioner may, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, conduct such hearings as the commissioner considers necessary pursuant to this subchapter. The commissioner has full power to subpoena such witnesses and documents as the commissioner considers necessary. [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §73 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 139 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §73 (COR).