Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §2993, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 376, §28, is amended to read:

4. Annual report. Shall prepare an annual report that must include a summary of all receipts and expenditures, including expenditures for specific promotional or research programs; a description of the various promotional or research programs operated, contracted or sponsored by the board; and a directory of current board members, including their affiliation and term of office; and

Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §2993, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1995, c. 693, §9 and affected by §25, is further amended to read:

5. Funding. May receive and expend funds from any source, public or private, that it determines necessary to carry out its purposes.; and

Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §2993-A is enacted to read:

§2993-A.__Collection of fees.

A dealer as defined in section 2991 shall withhold from each Maine milk producer a fee of 10__per hundredweight on all milk produced and shall forward that payment to the board no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the milk was produced.

All producer dealers shall pay to the board a fee of 10__per hundredweight on all milk produced by the producer dealer no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the milk was produced.

Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §2997, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 376, §28, is amended to read:

1. Dealer. "Dealer" means any person who purchases or receives milk for sale as the consignee or agent of a producer or and who handles that milk for sale, shipment, storage or, processing or sale within the State. "Dealer" includes a producer dealer, a subdealer or a store.

Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §2999, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 689, §5, is amended to read: