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Maine Branding and Labeling Statutes

Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING  Title 7 Chapter 101: GENERAL PROVISIONS  

• Subchapter 2: Grades and Standards for Farm Products  [§441 - §524-A]  

• Subchapter 2-A: Licensing of Dealers in Agricultural Commodities  (HEADING: PL 1981, c. 139 (new)) [§451 -§460]  

• Subchapter 3: Adulterated or Misbranded Goods [§481 - §489]

• Subchapter 5: Maine Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (HEADING: PL 1969, c.325 (new)) [§521 - §529]

• Subchapter 6: Labeling Fresh Produce (HEADING: PL 1989, c. 527, @1 (new))  [§530. Country of origin required]

• Subchapter 7: Labeling Foods Free off Genetic Engineering (HEADING: PL 2001, c. 334, @1 (new)) [§530-A. Voluntary labeling]

Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED 

• Subchapter 1: Apples [§531 - §544]

• Subchapter 1-A: Foods Labeled as Natural, Organic, or From Maine  (HEADING: PL 1979, c. 240, @@1, 2 (new); PL 2001, c. 174, @1 (rpr))
  [§551 -  §563] 

• Subchapter 3: Eggs  [§631 - §643]

• Subchapter 8-B: Maple Products (HEADING: PL 1967, c. 104 (new))[§891 - §898]  

• Subchapter 10: Potatoes  Article 1: Grading  [§950 - §958]

• Article 3: Licensing (HEADING: pl 1971, c. 366 (new))  [§1011 - §1028] 

• Article 4: Maine Potato Quality Control (HEADING: PL 1981, c. 513, @@10, 12 (new))  [§1031 - §1037]

• Title 10  Subchapter 7-A: Sale of Commodities  [§2621 - §2629]

• Title 12  Subchapter 3-A: Surimi or Surimi Products  [§6111 - §6114]

• Title 22  Chapter 551  Sale of horsemeat  [§2163] 

• Title 22  Chapter 551  Sale of smoked alewives  [§2173] 

NIST Handbook 130

• Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities  NIST Handbook 130 2002 Edition (PDF file)

Maine Branding and Labeling Regulations

• Ch. 25    Rules for Adoption of Fresh Blueberry Market Order

• Ch. 26    Fresh-Pack Blueberry Market Order 

• Ch. 41    Broccoli Market Order 

• Ch. 106  Standard Grades for Apples

• Ch. 111  Official Standards for Egg Grades 

• Ch. 117  Official Standard for Maple Syrup Grades 

• Ch. 122  Fee Schedule for Shipping Point Inspection of Agricultural Commodities

• Ch. 123  Distribution of Proceeds from Potato License Surety Bonds

• Ch. 124  Fee Schedule for Shipping Point Inspection of Potatoes (Maine Bag Program)

• Ch. 125  Official Classification, Grades and Standards for Potatoes Packed in Maine  

• Ch. 126  Official Use of Blue, White and Red State Trademark 

• Ch. 131  Bonding Schedule for Dealers in Agriculture Commodities / Dry Beans 

• Ch. 135  Official Use of State of Maine Quality Trademark 

• Ch. 136  Official State of Maine Grades and Standards for Milk and Milk Products for Use with the State of Maine Quality Trademark

• Ch. 137  Official State of Maine Grade for Bottled Water 

• Ch. 139  Official Standards for Christmas Trees 

• Ch. 141  Official Standards for Grades of Milled Lumber

• Ch. 143  Maine Quality Trademark, Standards and Grades for Bunched Italian Sprouting Broccoli 

• Ch. 302  Method of Sale of Commodities, Milk

• Ch. 354  Country of Origin Labeling on Produce

• Ch. 355  Labeling of Post-Harvest Treatments  

• Ch. 259   Minimum Standards for Planting Potatoes

 

 

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