Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 765 – Registration
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1. Registration required; fee. Each separately identified agricultural liming product shall be registered before being offered for sale, sold or distributed in the State. The application for registration shall be submitted to the commissioner on forms furnished or approved by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of $50. Upon approval by the commissioner, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations expire on December 31st of each year.
[PL 1987, c. 425, §§1, 3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 765
- Agricultural liming material: means a product whose calcium and magnesium compounds are capable of neutralizing soil acidity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 762
- Brand: means the term, designation, trademark, product name or other specific designation under which an individual agricultural liming material is offered for sale. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 762
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 762
- distributor: means any person who is engaged in the business of distributing agricultural liming materials. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 762
- Label: means any written or printed matter on or attached to the package or on the delivery ticket which accompanies bulk shipments. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 762
- Person: means individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 762
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Fees; nonlapsing fund. The commissioner shall collect all fees under this subchapter and section 743 and deposit them with the Treasurer of State in a separate account to be used for carrying out this subchapter and subchapter 5, including the cost of inspection, sampling and analysis of commercial fertilizers and agricultural liming materials. These funds do not lapse, but remain in a carry-over account.
[PL 2015, c. 191, §8 (AMD).]
3. Registration not required if already registered. A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of agricultural liming material which is already registered under this subchapter by another person, provided that the label does not differ in any respect.
[PL 1987, c. 425, §§1, 3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 425, §§1,3 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 393, §4 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 191, §8 (AMD).