7 §320. Program administration
§320. Program administration 1. Duties. The department shall ensure that the following duties are performed: A. Promoting the program to farms in the State; [PL 1999, c. 763, §1 (NEW).] B. Organizing and overseeing the panel; [PL 1999, c. 763, §1 (NEW).] C. Developing criteria to select participants for the program and […]
7 §305. Findings (REPEALED)
§305. Findings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 402, §A77 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §3 (RP).
7 §320-A. Agriculture, food system and forest products infrastructure investment
§320-A. Agriculture, food system and forest products infrastructure investment 1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Food system” means all processes, infrastructure and persons involved in feeding a population, including growing, harvesting, collecting, processing, manufacturing, packaging, transporting, marketing, selling, consuming and […]
7 §306. Technology transfer program (REPEALED)
§306. Technology transfer program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 402, §A77 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §4 (RP).
7 §320-B. Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund
§320-B. Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund 1. Fund established. The Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund, referred to in this chapter as “the fund,” is established and administered by the department to support public-private partnerships to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The fund consists of money appropriated to […]
7 §306-A. Agricultural Development Fund
§306-A. Agricultural Development Fund 1. Agricultural Development Fund. The commissioner shall establish the Agricultural Development Fund, referred to in this section as “the fund,” to accelerate market development, adoption of technology and promotion of state agricultural products by state producers. [PL 2021, c. 710, §1 (AMD).] 2. Fund operation. The commissioner shall utilize the […]
7 §307. Special projects
§307. Special projects The commissioner may contract directly with the University of Maine System or qualified public agencies and private for-profit entities and nonprofit entities based in the State for market research, for testing new technologies and for research on technical problems related to the production, marketing, storage and processing of agricultural products. [PL […]
7 §308. Special revenues (REPEALED)
§308. Special revenues (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 402, §A77 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §6 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 710, §3 (RP).
7 §309. Annual review
§309. Annual review The commissioner and the Agricultural Development Committee shall, on an annual basis, review the effectiveness of the programs operated under the provisions of this chapter and provide a summary of the review to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. [RR 2015, c. 2, §6 (COR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. […]
7 §311. Short title (REPEALED)
§311. Short title (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 482, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 424, §§1,4 (RP).