1. Enforcement. The department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and may inspect, with the consent of the owner or agent, any property or building to accomplish the objectives of this chapter.

[PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §11 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1736

  • Department: means the Department of Environmental Protection. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1732
  • Manufacturer: means any person that manufactures a package or packaging component. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1732
  • Package: includes a unit package and a shipping container defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials in its annual book of standards as ASTM, D996; a food package; and unsealed receptacles such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags and tubs. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1732
  • Packaging component: means any individual assembled part of a package such as, but not limited to, any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks and labels. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1732
  • Supplier: means any person, firm or corporation that sells packages or packaging components to a distributor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1732
2. Violation. Any manufacturer or supplier that violates this chapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $100 may be adjudged. Each package or packaging component in violation constitutes the basis of a separate offense.

[PL 1989, c. 849, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1989, c. 849, §1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 656, §A11 (AMD).
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