Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §98, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 563, §3, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §98, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2011, c. 73, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §98, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 563, §3, is amended to read:
Sec. 4. Staggered terms. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 98, subsections 1 and 3, the terms of members appointed to the Pull Events Commission in 2012 are as follows:
1. The term of one member appointed under Title 7, section 98, subsection 1, paragraph A is one year and the term of the other member is 3 years;
2. The term of the members appointed under Title 7, section 98, subsection 1, paragraphs B, D, E and F is 2 years;
3. The term of the members appointed under Title 7, section 98, subsection 1, paragraphs C and H is one year; and
4. The term of the members appointed under Title 7, section 98, subsection 1, paragraphs C-1 and D-1 is 3 years.’
This amendment increases the membership of the Pull Events Commission from 9 to 10 and revises the membership by specifying that 2 members are appointed by farmers associations representing owners of animals who participate in pull events. It specifies that the fair superintendent who serves on the commission is appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. It provides for a member to be appointed by a state association of agricultural fairs. It eliminates the member representing the animal pulling industry appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources.
It provides for the staggering of the terms of members appointed in 2012. Subsequent appointments are for 3 years. It requires 6 members of the 10-member commission to be present to transact business and that a majority vote of those present is necessary to approve any action.