| | | 6.__Investigations; enforcement.__The commission shall | | investigate complaints concerning violations of this chapter and | | shall report the results of such investigations to the Attorney | | General.__The Attorney General may institute proceedings to | | enforce the provisions of this chapter.__A manufacturer, | | distributor or retailer that violates any provision of this | | chapter must be issued a warning for a first violation and for | | any subsequent violation is subject to a civil fine of not more | | than $250.__Each violation constitutes a separate offense, and | | each day the violation continues constitutes a separate offense.__ | | Fines assessed under this subsection are in addition to costs | | assessed under subsection 4. |
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| | | 7.__Rules.__The commission may adopt rules necessary to ensure | | the proper implementation and enforcement of the provisions of | | this chapter.__Rules adopted under this subsection are routine | | technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2- | | A. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Rulemaking; establishment of efficiency standards. The Public | | Utilities Commission shall adopt rules pursuant to the Maine | | Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3603 that establish the | | following minimum energy efficiency standards. |
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| | | 1. Automatic commercial ice makers must meet or exceed the | | energy efficiency requirements shown in Table A-7 of section | | 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: Division | | 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations as | | adopted on December 15, 2004. |
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| | | A. Include lighting controls that are separate from fan | | speed controls; |
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| | | B. Be equipped with adjustable speed controls; and |
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| | | C. Have the capability of reversible fan action, except | | that this requirement does not apply to fans designed for | | industrial applications, fans designed for outdoor | | applications and fans designed for applications where safety | | standards would be violated by use of the reversible mode. |
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| | | 3. Ceiling fan light kits must: |
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| | | A. Meet or exceed the requirements of the United States | | Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program for | | Residential Light Fixtures (Version 3.1) and be packaged | | with lamps to fill all sockets; |
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