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thereto, | | imposed by any other seasonal balancing plan subsequently | adopted by Federal Order No. 1 | milk marketing order, which | | amount initially payable to Maine market producers under | | subsection 2, paragraph A, the commissioner shall credit that | | additional amount against the redistribution from the Maine | | Milk Pool to which that producer would otherwise be entitled | | in order to avoid potential inequities arising from equal | | redistribution; |
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| | | Sec. B-14. Retroactivity. This Part applies retroactively to January | | 1, 2000. |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | | this Act takes effect when approved. |
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| | | The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources will | | incur some minor additional costs to administer certain permit | | processes, to administer an injunction process and to cover the | | costs incurred by members of the Maine Milk Commission to attend | | certain meetings. These costs can be absorbed within the | | department's existing budgeted resources. |
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| | | The additional workload and administrative costs associated | | with the minimal number of new cases filed in the court system | | can be absorbed within the budgeted resources of the Judicial | | Department. The collection of additional fines may increase | | General Fund revenue by minor amounts. |
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| | | Part A of this bill amends statutory definitions to use terms | | consistent with definitions in the proposed major substantive | | rules. It increases the fines for violations of the Maine milk | | laws. It clarifies activities relating to the sale and | | distribution of milk and milk products that require a license or | | permit from the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural | | Resources. |
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| | | Part B of this bill makes statutory changes to provide for | | payment to producers using component pricing. |
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| | | The bill includes a fiscal note. |
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