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§215
Title 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 1: ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY
Subchapter 1: PURCHASE OF FOODSTUFFS FROM MAINE
§216

§215-A. Rules

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.   [PL 2025, c. 521, §5 (NEW).]
The rules must establish guidelines for off-contract purchase agreements pursuant to section 214‑A, subsection 2. The rules must establish a method and baseline to determine the percentage of Maine food or food products procured by state institutions based on dollars spent for different commodity types. The rules must establish reasonable and measurable benchmarks to achieve the overall procurement goal under this subchapter.   [PL 2025, c. 521, §5 (NEW).]
Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2025, c. 521, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 677, §9 (NEW). PL 2025, c. 521, §5 (RPR).
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