§638. Disposal of fines

All forfeitures received under section 631 to 639 by county treasurers shall fines imposed for violation of this subchapter must be paid by them to the commissioner. All money received by the commissioner under those sections shall be paid by him The commissioner shall send all fines received for violations of this subchapter to the Treasurer of State for deposit in the General Fund.

Sec. 34. 7 MRSA §712, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1971, c. 77, §1, is amended to read:

1. Brand name. "Brand name" means any a word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying that identifies the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing distinguishes it from that of others.

Sec. 35. 7 MRSA §712, sub-§18, as enacted by PL 1971, c. 77, §1, is amended to read:

18. Product name. "Product name" means the name of the commercial feed which that identifies it as to kind, class or specific use and distinguishes it from all other products bearing the same brand name.

Sec. 36. 7 MRSA §714, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 422, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Application for registration. A person may not distribute in this State a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, that has not been registered pursuant to this section. The application for registration must be submitted in the manner prescribed by the commissioner on forms furnished by the commissioner, and accompanied by an annual fee of $80 per brand product name for pet food and $80 per brand product name for all other commercial feed. Upon approval by the commissioner the registration must be issued to the applicant. All registrations expire on the 31st day of December. The commissioner may issue a registration for a one-year, 2-year or 3-year period. Registrations for a period in excess of one year may only be issued with the agreement of or at the request of the applicant. The fee for a 2-year registration is 2 times the annual fee. The fee for a 3-year registration is 3 times the annual fee.