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Page 10 of 13 An Act To Make Revisions to the Maine Revised Statutes Relating to Agriculture ... Page 12 of 13
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LR 3052
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Sec. 37. 7 MRSA §714, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 281, §1, is
amended to read:

 
4. Surcharge on registration of pet food. For each brand
product name of pet food registered in accordance with subsection
1, the applicant shall pay a $20 surcharge in addition to the
registration fee. The commissioner shall deposit the surcharge
into the Animal Welfare Fund established under section 3906-B,
subsection 2.

 
Sec. 38. 7 MRSA §720, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1971, c. 77, §1, is
amended to read:

 
6. Methods. Sampling and analysis shall must be conducted in
accordance with methods published by the Association of Official
Analytical Chemists, or in accordance with other generally
recognized methods. The Director of the Maine Agricultural
Experiment Station shall annually analyze, or cause to be
analyzed, samples of commercial feeds submitted by the
commissioner.

 
Sec. 39. 7 MRSA §724, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1971, c. 77, §1, is
amended to read:

 
The commissioner shall publish the results of analysis of
commercial feeds as determined by the Director of the Maine
Agricultural Experiment Station shall be published by him in the
bulletins or reports of the experiment station, together with the
names of persons from whom the samples were obtained, the names
of the manufacturers thereof and such additional information as
to him may seem the commissioner determines is advisable.

 
Sec. 40. 7 MRSA §745 is amended to read:

 
§745. Inspection, sampling and analysis

 
It shall be the duty of the The commissioner to shall inspect
and sample for analysis in accordance with section 485 490
commercial fertilizers distributed within this State at such time
and place to such an to the extent as he may deem the
commissioner deems necessary to determine whether such commercial
fertilizers are in compliance with this subchapter. The
commissioner is authorized to enter upon any public or private
premises during regular business hours in order to have access to
commercial fertilizers, subject to this subchapter and the rules
and regulations pertaining thereto adopted pursuant to section
748.

 
The methods of sampling, sample preparation and analysis shall
be are those adopted from sources such as the Journal of


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