chapter 4, "Agricultural Fairs and Pulling Events." It enacts |
definitions and deletes provisions relating to the Maine State |
Pomological Society and poultry associations. It establishes the |
Fair Fund and clarifies provisions for deposit into and |
distribution from the fund. It requires a fair to be licensed to |
be eligible to receive a distribution from the Stipend Fund or the |
Fair Fund. It removes language relating to the licensing of |
exhibitions that are not agricultural fairs. It amends the |
provision for requesting a change in fair dates to require a |
petition to be received a minimum of 90 days prior to the first |
assigned date. It allows premiums paid on pony pulling and tractor |
and truck pulling to be included when determining distribution from |
the Stipend Fund or the Fair Fund. It restructures and updates |
other provisions regarding the licensing of agricultural fairs and |
distribution of funds to the fairs. It restructures and makes |
technical changes to the laws governing animal pulling events. |