| | Sec. 37. 7 MRSA §714, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 281, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| | 4. Surcharge on registration of pet food. For each brand | product name of pet food registered in accordance with subsection | 1, the applicant shall pay a $20 surcharge in addition to the | registration fee. The commissioner shall deposit the surcharge | into the Animal Welfare Fund established under section 3906-B, | subsection 2. |
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| | Sec. 38. 7 MRSA §720, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1971, c. 77, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| | 6. Methods. Sampling and analysis shall must be conducted in | accordance with methods published by the Association of Official | Analytical Chemists, or in accordance with other generally | recognized methods. The Director of the Maine Agricultural | Experiment Station shall annually analyze, or cause to be | analyzed, samples of commercial feeds submitted by the | commissioner. |
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| | Sec. 39. 7 MRSA §724, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1971, c. 77, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| | The commissioner shall publish the results of analysis of | commercial feeds as determined by the Director of the Maine | Agricultural Experiment Station shall be published by him in the | bulletins or reports of the experiment station, together with the | names of persons from whom the samples were obtained, the names | of the manufacturers thereof and such additional information as | to him may seem the commissioner determines is advisable. |
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| | Sec. 40. 7 MRSA §745 is amended to read: |
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| §745. Inspection, sampling and analysis |
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| | It shall be the duty of the The commissioner to shall inspect | and sample for analysis in accordance with section 485 490 | commercial fertilizers distributed within this State at such time | and place to such an to the extent as he may deem the | commissioner deems necessary to determine whether such commercial | fertilizers are in compliance with this subchapter. The | commissioner is authorized to enter upon any public or private | premises during regular business hours in order to have access to | commercial fertilizers, subject to this subchapter and the rules | and regulations pertaining thereto adopted pursuant to section | 748. |
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| | The methods of sampling, sample preparation and analysis shall | be are those adopted from sources such as the Journal of |
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