7 §220. Local foods procurement program; local foods access (REPEALED)
§220. Local foods procurement program; local foods access (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 437, §1 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 677, §12 (RP).
7 §220-A. Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program
§220-A. Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program 1. Grant program established. The Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program, referred to in this section as “the program,” is established in the department to assist farmers in the State to overcome the adverse effects of drought conditions by providing grants in accordance with this section. [PL 2021, […]
7 §214. Coordination of purchases of foodstuffs from Maine concerns (REPEALED)
§214. Coordination of purchases of foodstuffs from Maine concerns (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 608, §2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 271, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 700, §A30 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 780, §DDD21 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2005, c. 382, §C2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §12 […]
7 §214-A. Maine foods procurement program
§214-A. Maine foods procurement program In accordance with this section, the commissioner shall establish and promote a Maine foods procurement program with the goal that, no later than 2025, 20% of all food and food products procured by state institutions are Maine food or food products. [PL 2019, c. 677, §7 (NEW).] 1. Institutional […]
7 §215. Standards (REPEALED)
§215. Standards (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 608, §2 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 700, §A31 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 677, §8 (RP).
7 §215-A. Rule-making authority
§215-A. Rule-making authority The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. The rules must establish a method and baseline to determine the percentage of Maine food or food products procured by state institutions based on dollars spent. Rules adopted under this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in […]
7 §216. Maine Food Policy Council (REPEALED)
§216. Maine Food Policy Council (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY RR 2005, c. 2, §6 (COR). PL 2005, c. 614, §4 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 344, §16 (RP).
7 §217. Hunters for the Hungry Program; acceptance of donations
§217. Hunters for the Hungry Program; acceptance of donations The department and those recipient agencies participating in the department’s food assistance distribution programs may accept wild game meat from persons participating in the Hunters for the Hungry Program established under Title 12, section 10108. The department may facilitate the acceptance of that meat by its […]
7 §218. Farmers’ Market Program (REPEALED)
§218. Farmers’ Market Program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 614, §4 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 677, §10 (RP).
7 §218-A. Direct producer-to-consumer agriculture market programs
§218-A. Direct producer-to-consumer agriculture market programs 1. Education and outreach. The commissioner shall provide education and outreach for the purpose of supporting Maine foods providers, such as farmers’ markets, farm stands, community-supported agriculture programs and other direct producer-to-consumer venues to further the goal established in this chapter. [PL 2019, c. 677, §11 (NEW).] 2. […]