Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 782 – Misbranding
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No person shall distribute a misbranded plant or soil amendment. A plant or soil amendment shall be deemed to be misbranded if: [PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
1. False labeling. Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 782
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Distribute: means to import, consign, manufacture, produce, compound, mix or blend plant or soil amendments, or offer for sale, sell, barter or otherwise supply plant or soil amendments in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Ingredient form: means the chemical compound such as salt, chelate, oxide, acid, etc. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Labeling: means any written, printed or graphic matter, upon or accompanying any plant or soil amendment, or advertisements, brochures, posters or television or radio announcements used in promoting the sale of the plant or soil amendment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Person: means individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation, municipality or quasi-municipal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
- Soil amendment: means any product distributed consisting of a soil-amending ingredient and other ingredients. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
2. Not labeled. If it is not labeled as required in this subchapter; or
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
3. Nonconformance. If it does not conform to ingredient form or investigational allowances in the rules adopted by the commissioner.
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 491, §§1,2 (NEW).