4.__Transfer station permit.__A person who owns or operates a transfer station shall obtain a permit for that transfer station from the commissioner and shall renew that permit annually.

5.__Milk transportation company permit.__A person who owns or operates a milk transportation company shall obtain a permit for the transportation company from the commissioner and shall renew that permit annually.

Sec. A-6. 7 MRSA §2902, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 362, §8, is repealed.

Sec. A-7. 7 MRSA §2902-A, sub-§§1, 2 and 5, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 700, §2, are amended to read:

1. Sale prohibited. Following the adoption of and in accordance with rules established according to this section, no operator of a commercial dairy farm may sell any milk to a milk dealer, distributor unless the operator holds a valid operating permit for the farm issued by the commissioner.

2. Issuance of operating permits. The commissioner, in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, shall adopt rules for the issuance of operating permits. These rules shall must establish permitting procedures and standards for permit issuance. In establishing these procedures and standards, the commissioner shall seek consistency with applicable federal milk regulations and guidelines and with the provisions of agreements among states relating to the interstate shipment of milk. These permits shall are not be transferable with respect to persons or locations or both.

5. Exemption. An operator of a commercial dairy farm located outside this State who holds a similar operating permit for that farm from a regulatory agency in another state may be exempted from this permit requirement by the commissioner.

Sec. A-8. 7 MRSA §2903-A, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 574, §2, is amended to read:

§2903-A. Refusal to purchase

1. Notice of refusal. A milk dealer plant owner or operator who has a verbal or written contract with a milk