Sec. A-4. 7 MRSA §2901-B, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 663, §1, are amended to read:

1. Notice by producer. If the criteria for use of the certification trademark include absence of the use of rbST, a milk producer in this State who sells milk to a dealer milk plant who that uses the trademark must notify that milk dealer plant before using rbST within the milking herd of the producer's dairy farm. Notification to the dealer milk plant must be made at least 45 days before using rbST. Notification must be made by certified mail and sent to the dealer's milk plant's employee responsible for milk procurement at the plant location where the milk is processed. For purposes of this section, "possession of rbST" means use.

2. Failure to provide notice. If a Maine milk producer fails to give the dealer milk plant the notice required in subsection 1, the dealer milk plant is not required to comply with the notice requirements of section 2903-A before refusing to continue to purchase milk under any contract with that milk producer.

Sec. A-5. 7 MRSA §2901-C is enacted to read:

§2901-C.__Licenses and permits

A person required to obtain a permit or license under this section, section 2902-A or rules adopted under section 2910 or pursuant to former section 2902 may not sell, transport or transfer milk or milk products prior to obtaining the appropriate license or permit.

1.__Milk distributor license.__A milk distributor shall obtain a license from the commissioner and shall renew that license annually.__The license fee is based on the annual volume of milk or milk products sold or distributed in the State.__The annual fee may not be lower than $25 or exceed $300.__The commissioner shall deposit all money received from milk distributor license fees into the General Fund.

2.__Bulk milk hauler and sampler permit. A bulk milk hauler and sampler who is based in this State shall obtain a permit from the commissioner and shall renew that permit annually. For the purposes of this section, "based in this State" means a bulk milk hauler and sampler who does not have a permit from another state to sample raw milk or raw milk products.