The primary responsibility for commodity or product protection and promotion boards is to protect natural resources and agricultural products produced in the State and promote the sales of these goods in the State and outside the State. [1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
The primary powers of these organizations may include the assessment and collection of industry taxes, quality control inspections, establishment of grades and classifications, advertising, the holding of hearings and the adoption of rules. [1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
This classification includes the following. [1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
NAME OF ORGANIZATION | RATE OF COMPENSATION | STATUTORY REFERENCE |
[1995, c. 233, Pt. A, §1(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §27(RP).]
[1995, c. 693, §1(RP).]
[1995, c. 693, §1(RP).]
Seed Potato Board | Expenses Only | 7 MRSA § 2151 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
[2005, c. 294, §5(RP).]
[1995, c. 502, Pt. C, §2(RP).]
[1993, c. 585, §2(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §28(RP).]
[2005, c. 335, §1(RP).]
[2021, c. 560, §2(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §29(RP).]
University of Maine System Blueberry Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 36 MRSA § 4312 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
[1997, c. 511, §1(RP).]
Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine | Expenses Only | 36 MRSA § 4312-C |
[1997, c. 511, §2(NEW).]
[2017, c. 368, §1(AMD); MRSA T. 5 § 12004-H, sub-§ 14 (RP).]
Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative | $55 Per Diem Plus Expenses | 12 MRSA § 6455-A |
This subsection is repealed December 31, 2026.
[2021, c. 491, §1(NEW).]
5 M.R.S. § 12004-H