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§159. Agricultural Complaint Response Fund
There is established the nonlapsing Agricultural Complaint Response Fund operating as a
unit within the Bureau of Agriculture program. The commissioner may accept from any source
funds designated to be placed in the fund. The commissioner may authorize expenses from the
fund as necessary to investigate complaints involving a farm, farm operation or agricultural
composting operation and to abate conditions potentially resulting from farms, farm operations
or agricultural composting operations.
Sec. KK-2. 7 MRSA §1007-A, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2007, c. 570, §1, is further
amended to read:
5. Potato Cull Removal Fund. The Potato Cull Removal Fund operating as a unit
within the Bureau of Agriculture program, is established to be used by the department to
administer and enforce the provisions of this section and to pay any expenses of cull potato
management, removal or disposal. The commissioner may receive funds from any source to be
deposited into this fund, which does not lapse. If at any time the balance of the fund falls below
$15,000, any penalties collected under this section must be deposited into the fund. Otherwise,
penalties collected must be deposited into the General Fund.
Sec. KK-3. 7 MRSA §1310, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 386, §2, is amended to read:
§1310. Cattle Health Assurance Program Fund
The Treasurer of State shall establish a separate account fund operating as a unit within
the Bureau of Agriculture program known as the Cattle Health Assurance Program Fund. This
fund does not lapse but must be carried forward. Funds from this account may be used to pay for
administrative costs associated with section 1309.
read:
Sec. KK-4. 7 MRSA §1332, as amended by PL 2009, c. 249, §1, is further amended to
§1332. Animal Industry Fund
The Treasurer of State shall establish a separate accountfund operating as a unit within
the Bureau of Agriculture program, known as the Animal Industry Fund. This fund does not
lapse but must be carried forward. Except as provided in section 1346, license fees collected
under section 1333, subsection 3 and license and tagging fees collected under section 1342,
subsections 3 and 4 and section 1342-A must be deposited in the account. Funds from this
account may be used to pay for administrative costs associated with licenses issued under
sections 1333, 1342 and 1342-A, tags issued under section 1342 and other costs associated with
administration and enforcement of this chapter and chapter 202-A.
Sec. KK-5. 7 MRSA §1902, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 146, §2, is amended to read:
§1902. State of Maine Animal Response Team Fund
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