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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. |
