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by an association representing owners of ponies who | | participate in pulling events; |
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| | (2) An agricultural fair coordinator from the | department; |
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| | | (3) One Fair Superintendent appointed by the Maine | | Association of Agricultural Fairs; |
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| | | (4) One representative appointed by state humane | | organizations; |
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| | (5) The commissioner or a designated representative; |
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| | | (6) One member, appointed by the commissioner, | | representing the general public; |
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| | | (7) One member, appointed by the commissioner, | | representing the animal pulling industry; and |
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| | | (8) One member appointed by the Animal Welfare | | Advisory Council. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §75-A, sub-§6, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. | | B, §4 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is amended to read: |
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| | D. With the exception of the commissioner and the fair | coordinator, appointments Appointments must be for terms of | | 2 years. The appointing authority fills a vacancy for a | | full 2-year term. The appointing authority may remove a | | commission member for cause, which includes poor attendance. | | The chair shall make recommendations to the appointing | | authority concerning a removal. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §75-A, sub-§6, ¶G is enacted to read: |
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| | | G.__The agricultural fair coordinator from the department | | shall serve as secretary to the Pull Events Commission. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §2102, as amended by PL 1977, c. 694, §131, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | §2102.__Certification and inspection fee |
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| | | A grower of potato, vegetable, forage crop or grain seeds may | | make application to the commissioner for inspection and | | certification of a crop growing or to be grown in this State.__ | | The grower shall provide the commissioner with the location and a | | description of the land on which the crop is grown and any | | additional information required by the commissioner.__The grower |
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