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that amendments to the rules to maintain consistency with the
official standards known as the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, as
issued by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health
and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, are routine
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-
A.__Amendments to the rules may not prohibit the sale of
unpasteurized milk or milk products in the State.

 
Sec. A-13. 7 MRSA §2910-A is enacted to read:

 
§2910-A.__Injunctions by commissioner

 
In addition to any other remedy for the enforcement of
sections 2901-C to 2904-A or a rule, order or decision by the
commissioner adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter, the
commissioner is authorized to apply to the Superior Court for a
preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from
violating any provision of sections 2901-C to 2904-A or any rule,
order or decision of the commissioner adopted or issued pursuant
to this chapter.__The Superior Court has jurisdiction upon
hearing and for good cause shown to grant a preliminary or
permanent injunction.__In case of violation of an injunction
issued under this section, the court may cite the person for
contempt of court.__The existence of either civil or criminal
remedies is not a defense in this proceeding.__The commissioner
is not required to give or post a bond when making an application
for an injunction under this section.

 
PART B

 
Sec. B-1. 7 MRSA §2952, last ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1975, c.
517, §1, is amended to read:

 
The commission shall hold regular meetings on the 3rd Thursday
of each calendar month. The chairman chair shall call special
meetings of the commission whenever requested in writing by 2 or
more members of the commission.

 
Sec. B-2. 7 MRSA §2953-A, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

 
6. Compensation.__Members serving pursuant to subsection 4-A,
paragraph A, subparagraphs (2) and (4) are compensated for
attendance at Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact meetings in
amounts not to exceed those set forth in Title 3, section 2,
except that employees of the State who are compensated as part of
their employment do not receive additional compensation under
this subsection.


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