Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 786 – Adulteration
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No person shall distribute an adulterated plant or soil amendment. A plant or soil amendment shall be deemed to be adulterated if: [PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
1. Deleterious or harmful agent. It contains any deleterious or harmful agent in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant, animal or aquatic life when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or if adequate warning statements and directions for use, which may be necessary to protect plant, animal or aquatic life, are not shown upon the label;
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 786
- 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.
- 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
- Label: means any written, printed or graphic matter upon the immediate container or accompanying a plant or soil amendment. 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. Inferior composition. If its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling; or
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
3. Unwanted crop or weed seed. If it contains unwanted crop or weed seed or primary noxious or secondary noxious weed seed.
[PL 1979, c. 491, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 491, §§1,2 (NEW).