| | Sec. 36. 38 MRSA §1365, sub-§4, as affected by PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, | §40 and amended by Pt. B, §268, is further amended to read: |
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| | 4. Compliance; appeal. The person to whom the order is | directed shall comply immediately and may apply to the board for | a hearing on the order if the application is made within 5 10 | working days after receipt of the order by a responsible party. | The hearing must be held by the board within 5 days after receipt | of application. Within 15 working days after receipt of the | application, the board shall hold a hearing, make findings of | fact and vote on a decision that continues, revokes or modifies | the order.__That decision must be in writing and signed by the | board chair using any means for signature authorized in the | department's rules and published within 2 working days after the | hearing and vote. The nature of the hearing before the board is | an appeal. At the hearing, all witnesses shall must be sworn | and the commissioner shall first establish the basis for the | order and for naming the person to whom the order is directed. | The burden of going forward then shifts to the person appealing | to demonstrate, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that | the order should be modified or rescinded. Within 7 days after | the hearing, the board shall make findings of fact and shall | continue, revoke or modify the order. The decision of the board | may be appealed to the Superior Court in accordance with the | Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, | subchapter VII 7. |
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| | Sec. 37. 38 MRSA §1610, sub-§2, ¶D, as reallocated by RR 2003, c. 2, | §119, is amended to read: |
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| D. "Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures and | sells, or has sold, by any means, including, but not limited | to, transactions conducted through sales outlets, catalogs | or the Internet, a covered electronic device under its own | brand or sells, or has sold, a covered electronic device | produced by other suppliers under its own brand and label. |
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| | Sec. 38. 38 MRSA §1610, sub-§5, ¶¶D and E, as reallocated by RR 2003, c. | 2, §119, are amended to read: |
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| D. Computer monitor manufacturers and television | manufacturers are subject to the requirements of this | paragraph. |
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| (1) Beginning January 1, 2006, Ninety days after the department | adopts rules as provided for in this subparagraph, each computer | monitor manufacturer and each television manufacturer is | individually responsible for handling and recycling all computer |
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