Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 777 – Labeling
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The following information shall appear on the face or display side of the container of any plant amendment or soil amendment offered for sale. It shall be in a readable and conspicuous form and shall be considered the label. If distributed in bulk, a written or printed statement of the required information shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at time of delivery: [PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
1. Net weight. Net weight;
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 777
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Brand name: means the term, designation, trademark, product name or other specific designation under which individual plant or soil amendments are distributed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Bulk: means in nonpackaged form. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Label: means any written, printed or graphic matter upon the immediate container or accompanying a plant or soil amendment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Labeling: means any written, printed or graphic matter, upon or accompanying any plant or soil amendment, or advertisements, brochures, posters or television or radio announcements used in promoting the sale of the plant or soil amendment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Net weight: means the weight of amending ingredients plus other ingredients as offered for sale, exclusive of the weight of any package or container. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Other ingredients: means any ingredients present in plant or soil amendments which are not plant-amending ingredients or soil-amending ingredients, respectively. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Registrant: means the person who registers plant or soil amendments under the provisions of this subchapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Soil amendment: means any product distributed consisting of a soil-amending ingredient and other ingredients. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
2. Brand name. Brand name;
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
3. Guaranteed analysis. The name of each amending ingredient and the amount of each expressed in terms commonly applied to the ingredients, and the total percent of other ingredients;
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
4. Purpose of product. Purpose of product;
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
5. Direction for application. Direction for application; and
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
6. Name and address of the registrant. Name and address of the registrant.
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
No information shall appear on any package, label, delivery slip or advertising matter which is false or misleading. [PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
The commissioner may require proof of claims made for any plant or soil amendment. If no claims are made the commissioner may request statements of usefulness and value of the plant or soil amendment. For verification of claims or statements the commissioner may rely on experimental data, evaluations or advice supplied from such sources as the Director of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. The verification must be related to Maine conditions for which the product is intended. [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §106 (COR).]
The commissioner may allow labeling by volume rather than weight in packaging of plant or soil amendments. [PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 491, §§1,2 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §106 (COR).