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by an association representing owners of ponies who
participate in pulling events;

 
(2) An agricultural fair coordinator from the
department;

 
(3) One Fair Superintendent appointed by the Maine
Association of Agricultural Fairs;

 
(4) One representative appointed by state humane
organizations;

 
(5) The commissioner or a designated representative;

 
(6) One member, appointed by the commissioner,
representing the general public;

 
(7) One member, appointed by the commissioner,
representing the animal pulling industry; and

 
(8) One member appointed by the Animal Welfare
Advisory Council.

 
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:

 
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.

 
Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §75-A, sub-§6, ¶G is enacted to read:

 
G.__The agricultural fair coordinator from the department
shall serve as secretary to the Pull Events Commission.

 
Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §2102, as amended by PL 1977, c. 694, §131, is
repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
§2102.__Certification and inspection fee

 
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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