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Sec. 20. 7 MRSA §485, as amended by PL 1975, c. 382, §1, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 21. 7 MRSA §486, as amended by PL 1979, c. 672, Pt. A, §18, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 22. 7 MRSA §487 is repealed.

 
Sec. 23. 7 MRSA §488-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. B,
§3 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:

 
1. Violation. A person may not adulterate or misbrand,
within the meaning of this Title chapter or chapter 103, any
commercial feeding stuff, commercial fertilizer, drug, food or
vinegar or manufacture, sell, distribute, transport, offer or
expose for sale, distribution or transportation any article of
commercial feeding stuff, commercial fertilizer, drug, food or
vinegar in violation of this Title chapter or chapter 103.

 
Sec. 24. 7 MRSA §489, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. B, §4
and affected by Pt. X, §2, is further amended to read:

 
A person may not be prosecuted under chapter 401, and sections
481 482 to 488-A, 490 and 640 to 643, when that person can
establish proof of purchase, and a guaranty signed by the person
residing in the United States from whom the purchase was made, to
the effect that the article in question is not adulterated or
misbranded within the meaning of this Title chapter or chapter
103.

 
Sec. 25. 7 MRSA §490 is enacted to read:

 
§490.__Sampling and analysis of seed, commercial feed,

 
commercial fertilizer and food

 
1.__Right of entry.__ For the purposes of administering and
enforcing this subchapter, the commissioner and agents authorized
by the commissioner have rights of access, ingress and egress at
reasonable hours to any place or building where seeds, commercial
feed, commercial fertilizer or food is sold or offered for sale
or where those items are stored, manufactured or transported
prior to sale or being offered for sale.

 
2.__Taking of samples.__For the purposes of administering and
enforcing this subchapter, the commissioner and agents authorized
by the commissioner may open any case, package or other container
of seeds, commercial feed, commercial fertilizer or food.__Upon
receipt of a written request for payment, the


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