| | 1. Prohibitions. The following acts and the causing thereof | within the State of Maine are prohibited: |
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| A. The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed | that is adulterated or misbranded; |
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| B. The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed; |
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| C. The distribution of agricultural commodities such as | whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks and | hulls, which are adulterated within the meaning of section | 717, subsection 1; |
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| D. The removal or disposal of a commercial feed in | violation of an order under section 721; |
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| E. The failure or refusal to register in accordance with | section 714; and |
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| F. The violation of the last paragraph of section 722, | subsection 2. |
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| | Sec. B-10. 7 MRSA §722, as amended by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §7 | and affected by Pt. C, §1, is repealed and the following enacted | in its place: |
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| | 1.__Civil violation.__A person may not violate this subchapter | or impede, hinder or otherwise prevent the commissioner or the | commissioner's duly authorized agent from performing the | commissioner's duties in connection with this subchapter.__The | following penalties apply to violations of this subsection. |
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| A.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not | more than $200 may be adjudged. |
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| B.__A person who violates this subsection after having | previously violated this subsection commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $200 and not | more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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