Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 783

  • 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
  • in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Soil amendment: means any product distributed consisting of a soil-amending ingredient and other ingredients. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 776
The commissioner may issue and enforce a written order to the owner or custodian of any plant or soil amendment to stop sale, use or removal, when the commissioner finds the plant or soil amendment is being offered for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter, until the subchapter has been complied with and the soil amendment is released in writing by the commissioner, or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of. The issuance of the order shall not be considered licensing or an adjudicatory proceeding, as defined by the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375. [PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
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PL 1979, c. 491, §§1,2 (NEW).
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