| | | 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 C, §1, is repealed and the following enacted | | in its place: |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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