| 2.__Optional delay of payments.__A milk producer eligible for |
| payments under this section may choose to delay the month of the |
| initial payment by notifying the administrator of the Maine Milk |
| Pool on or before the 15th day of the month following the month |
| in which production exceeded the annual production cap under the |
| federal Milk Income Loss Contract.__The producer must state the |
| month requested for the initial payment.__A producer may change |
| the month selected for the initial payment by notifying the |
| administrator on or before the 15th day of the month preceding |
| the selected month. After an initial payment under this section, |
| the administrator of the__Maine Milk Pool shall make subsequent |
| payments each month in which payments are made under the federal |
| Milk Income Loss Contract until that producer's annual production |
| reaches 5,000,000 pounds. When a producer chooses to delay |
| payments under this section, production for each month that |
| payments are delayed is not counted towards the annual production |
| cap of 5,000,000 pounds. |
