01-001-259 Me. Code R. § 1

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 001-259-1 - STATUTORY PROHIBITION

Title 7 M.R.S.A. §951-A provides that no potato seed, the product of which is intended for sale, may be planted in lots of one acre or more unless it meets the minimum disease standards of Maine certified seed as defined by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources. Section 951-A further provides that in the event of an insufficient volume of seed of any variety for planting, application to plant seed of a higher disease content may be made to the Commissioner. If approved by the Commissioner, this seed will qualify. The statute establishes a fine of $20.00 per acre or part acre planted in violation of these provisions.

01-001 C.M.R. ch. 259, § 1