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its Maine market producers according to the blend price
calculated using that dealer's utilization rate. With respect
to those producers who have designated an eligible marketing
cooperative to receive the over-order premium, the dealer
shall make the payment to the eligible marketing cooperative.
With respect to those producers who have not designated an
eligible marketing cooperative to receive the over-order
premium, the dealer shall make the payment into the Maine Milk
Pool. In making the payments required by this paragraph, Maine
market dealers shall comply in all other respects with chapter
603.

 
D. For any month in which the Maine Milk Commission has
established minimum prices payable to producers that include
an over-order premium which that the commission has
determined is not attributable to the activity of an
eligible marketing cooperative, the over-order premium shall
is not be pooled.

 
F. For any month in which the Maine Milk Commission has
included in Class I, Class II or Class III prices any
amounts to reflect the increased costs of production
pursuant to section 2954, subsection 2, paragraph A, those
amounts must be paid into the Maine Milk Pool for
redistribution to eligible Maine and Boston market producers
on an equal basis in accordance with subsection 4.

 
G. For any month in which there is only one Maine market
dealer subject to collection under subsection 2, paragraph A
and the milk sold or otherwise distributed by that dealer
during that month does not exceed 1,000,000 pounds, the
additional payment at the adjusted base minimum price under
subsection 2, paragraph A due to the Maine Milk Pool instead
must be made by that dealer to its Maine market producers.

 
Sec. F-31. 7 MRSA §3153, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. B,
§13 and affected by §14, is further amended to read:

 
4. Redistribution of pool; base minimum price. The
commissioner shall, by rule, adopt such procedures as are
necessary to redistribute payments into the Maine Milk Pool at
the base minimum price under subsection 2, paragraphs A and F on
an equal basis to eligible Maine market producers and eligible
Boston market producers, except that:

 
A. If any Boston market producer whose farm is located within
140 miles of Boston receives a plant price, excluding deductions
or additions imposed by the northeast marketing area milk
marketing order or imposed by any other seasonal balancing plan
subsequently adopted by the northeast


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