| | Sec. 14. 7 MRSA §614, as amended by PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. E, §13 and | PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 15. 7 MRSA §616, as repealed by PL 1989, c. 841, §2 and | amended by c. 878, Pt. E, §15, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 16. 7 MRSA §616-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 841, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | 1. Informal hearing. When the staff of the board proposes | that the board take action on a possible violation, the board | shall notify the alleged violator before discussing the alleged | violation. The alleged violator may choose to address the board | and may also choose to be represented by legal counsel. This | requirement does not constitute and is not subject to the same | procedures as an adjudicatory hearing, as defined under the Maine | Administrative Procedure Act. |
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| | Sec. 17. 7 MRSA §617, as amended by PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. E, §16, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Exemptions from penalties. The penalties provided for | violations of section 606, subsection 1, paragraphs A, B, C, D | and E shall do not apply to: |
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| A. Any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting a | pesticide within this State, if such the carrier shall, upon | request, permit permits the board to copy all records | showing the transactions in and movement of the pesticides | or devices; |
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| B. Public officials of this State and the Federal | Government while engaged in the performance of their | official duties in administering state or federal pesticide | laws or regulations; |
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| C. The manufacturer, shipper or other distributor of a | pesticide for experimental use only, provided that such | person holds or is covered by a valid experimental use | permit as provided for by section 608 or issued by EPA, and | provided further that such the permit covers the conduct in | question; or |
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| D. Any person who ships a substance or mixture of substances | being put through tests in which the purpose of which is only to | determine its the value of the substance or mixture for pesticide | purposes or to determine its toxicity |
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