Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2106

  • certified seed: as used in this Title shall be deemed to mean potato, vegetable, forage crop or grain seeds as shall have been grown and prepared for sale in accordance with regulations laid down by the commissioner and for which a certificate or tag has been issued as provided in section 2103. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2101
  • 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.
  • in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
The State Controller is authorized to advance $300,000 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to the Certified Seed Fund established in section 2107 during any state fiscal year, if requested in writing by the director of the division of animal and plant health, to be used to provide cash necessary to meet current expenditures of the seed certification program. These funds must be returned to the General Fund unappropriated surplus before the close of the state fiscal year in which the advance was made. The State Controller shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs within 30 days of making any working capital advance for this purpose. [PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §5 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1999, c. 4, §E1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 578, §6 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §5 (AMD).