§10201.__Power to raise revenue

1.__Sale of publications.__If the commissioner determines it advisable for the more effective dissemination of factual information, information of public interest or information tending to promote better public relations, the commissioner may fix the price, if any, of certain publications and materials of the department and sell and deliver them.__Publications and materials included within this authority are all publications, articles, biological and statistical data, professional and technical service reports by departmental personnel and other materials in the department's possession and pertaining to the department, except publications of the laws in whatever form.__ These publications may not carry any advertising of a political nature, but may carry commercial advertising.__The commissioner shall accept commercial advertising in the department's general circulation magazine entitled "Maine Fish and Wildlife" and any successor or similar publication developed by the department.

The commissioner may sell or lease video tapes, photographs or negatives owned by the department and may fix the price, if any, giving consideration to their fair market value.

2.__Sale of advertising in abstracts of fish and wildlife laws.__The commissioner may sell advertising, except advertising of a political nature, in abstracts of laws published by the department pursuant to section 10103, subsection 7.__All revenue derived from the sale of advertising in these publications must be used to offset the cost of printing these publications.

3.__Sale of general merchandise.__The commissioner may engage in the selling and marketing of general merchandise products such as T-shirts, aprons, coffee mugs and greeting cards when the express purpose is to accommodate public demand and generate supplemental funds.__These funds may not be used for any costs associated with a quarterly magazine produced by the department.

A.__The commissioner may create dedicated accounts to deposit money received from the sale of general merchandise pursuant to this subsection and may accept money, goods and services donated to the department to support specific programs carried out by the department.__Any money donated to the department in support of a specific program must be deposited into a dedicated account for the purpose of funding activities carried out by that program.