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receive an initial redistribution equivalent to that received | by Maine producers who are members of eligible marketing | cooperatives. The commissioner shall consider the following | factors: |
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| (1) The gross rate of redistribution used by eligible | marketing cooperatives to calculate payment to their | members; |
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| (2) Reasonable administrative and other charges deducted | by eligible marketing cooperatives from the | redistributions made to their members; |
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| (3) The timing of the redistributions made by an eligible | marketing cooperative to its members; and |
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| (4) Such other factors as may be relevant to the goal of | achieving, insofar as practicable, price equity among | producers. |
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| B. The commissioner shall redistribute the remainder of the | over-order premium amount paid into the Maine Milk Pool | under subsection 2, paragraph C on an equal basis to | eligible Maine market producers and eligible Boston market | producers; except that if any Maine market producer or | Boston market producer receives an additional premium other | than one attributable to the activity of an eligible | marketing cooperative, the commissioner shall credit that | additional premium against the redistribution to which that | producer would otherwise be entitled under this paragraph in | order to avoid potential inequities arising from equal | redistribution. |
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| C. If the commissioner determines that the basis for | redistribution adopted by an eligible marketing cooperative | is disadvantageous to Maine producers belonging to that | cooperative, that the cooperative has not made | redistributions to its Maine members in a timely manner or | that the administrative or other fees deducted by the | cooperative from redistributions to its member members are | excessive, unjust or unreasonable, he the commissioner may | commence proceedings to revoke the eligible status of the | cooperative pursuant to section 3152, subsection 6 3155-B. |
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| D. The commissioner shall, by rule, adopt such procedures as are | necessary to implement this subsection. If the commissioner | determines that payments from the pool will be made to dairies, | cooperatives or some other entity as a representative of | producers, then the dairy, cooperative or other representative | shall pay to the producer the amount |
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