Money received by the Treasurer of State under this chapter, including all receipts of taxes levied under section 4605, must be transferred to the board in its capacity as an independent agency on a monthly basis and used for all activities of the board authorized under this chapter. The board shall pay a sum to the State Tax Assessor representing the actual cost incurred by the State in collecting the taxes, except that the sum paid to the State Tax Assessor for collecting taxes may not be greater than 5% of the total tax collected annually. Notwithstanding section 4603, subsection 1, money received by the Treasurer of State under this chapter, including all receipts of taxes levied under section 4605, must be allocated or appropriated to the board by the Legislature. [PL 2005, c. 176, §5 (AMD).]
1. Collection and enforcement.

[PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. C, §18 (RP).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 4606

  • Board: means the Maine Potato Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 4602
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Tax: means the total amount required to be paid, withheld and paid over or collected and paid over with respect to estimated or actual tax liability under this Title, any credit or reimbursement allowed or paid pursuant to this Title that is recoverable by the assessor and any amount assessed by the assessor pursuant to this Title, including any interest or penalties provided by law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
2. Board‘s activities.

[PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. C, §18 (RP).]

Money received by the Treasurer of State under this chapter, including all receipts of taxes levied under section 4605, may be appropriated and used for a one-time only transfer of funds to the Seed Potato Board, established by Title 7, chapter 403, equal to the Seed Potato Board’s budget deficit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991 or $40,000, whichever is less. [PL 1991, c. 376, §59 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1985, c. 753, §§14,15 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 376, §59 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §C18 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 702, §2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 702, §4 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 176, §5 (AMD).