Maine Revised Statutes > Title 7 > Part 1 – Administration

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		Sections
Chapter 1	Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry	1 – 20
Chapter 2	Interest in Agricultural Land	31 – 36
Chapter 2-B	Registration of Farmland	51 – 59
Chapter 2-C	Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program	60 – 60-A
Chapter 4	Agricultural Fairs and Pulling Events	81 – 103
Chapter 5	Board of Agriculture and Maine Agricultural Experiment Station	121 – 125
Chapter 6	Maine Agriculture Protection Act	151 – 164
Chapter 6-A	Management of Mosquitoes	171 – 176
Chapter 7	Extension Work With State University	191 – 197
Chapter 8-A	Food and Food Policy	211 – 220-A
Chapter 8-B	Agricultural Internship and Training	221 – 222
Chapter 8-D	Agricultural Awareness	241 – 242
Chapter 8-E	Agritourism Activities	251 – 252
Chapter 8-F	Maine Food Sovereignty Act	281 – 286
Chapter 10	Agricultural Development Grant Program	306-A – 309
Chapter 10-B	Maine Farms for the Future Program	317 – 320
Chapter 10-C	Agriculture, Food and Forest Products	320-A – 320-C
Chapter 10-D	Fund to Address Pfas Contamination	320-K – 320-L

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 7 > Part 1 - Administration

Abutting land: means real estate that shares a common boundary, or portion of a boundary, with land that is held in common ownership with land registered or being considered for registration under this chapter when the abutting real estate is within 50 feet of the land registered or being considered for registration. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 52
Accessory dwelling unit: means a self?contained dwelling unit located within, attached to or detached from a single-family dwelling unit located on the same parcel of land. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4301
Account: includes health-care-insurance receivables. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102
Account: means any one of the 3 accounts created by section 4436. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4435
Account: means any one of the 3 accounts created under section 4606. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4605-A
Accumulated contributions: means the sum of all the amounts credited to a member's individual account, together with regular interest thereon. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201
Acquittal:
1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
2. A verdict of "not guilty."
active state service: means all military duty performed as a member of the state military forces pursuant to this Title or the United States Code, Title 32. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 101-A
Actuarial equivalent: means an amount of equal value when computed at the discount rate contained in actuarial assumptions adopted by the board of trustees. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201
Actuary: means a person who is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 1492
Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
Adjusted gross sports wagering receipts: means an operator's gross receipts from sports wagering less the total of all winnings paid to patrons, which includes the cash equivalent of any merchandise or thing of value awarded as a prize, and less excise tax payments remitted to the Federal Government. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1202
Adjuster: means any individual who, as an independent contractor or as an employee of an independent contractor, or as an employee of another organization, for fee, commission or other compensation, investigates for, settles on behalf of and reports to an insurer, fraternal benefit society, workers' compensation self-insurer or insured relative to claims arising under the workers' compensation laws or other types of insurance contracts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 1402
Administer: means to apply an epinephrine autoinjector directly to a human body. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2150-F
Administrative compliance order: means an administrative order that is issued by the commissioner against a public water system in violation of state drinking water laws, regulations or rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
Administrative consent order: means an order issued by the commissioner pursuant to a bilateral agreement between the commissioner and a public water system in violation of state drinking water laws, regulations or rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
Administrative penalty: means a fine imposed by the commissioner against a public water system in violation of state drinking water laws, regulations or rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
Administrative remedy: means an administrative compliance order, an administrative consent order or an administrative penalty. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
Administrator: means the department administering the program or an authorized 3rd party conducting any functions necessary to implement and operate the program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
Adoption assistance state: means the State that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4172
Adult: means a person who is 18 years of age or older. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2140
Adult use cannabis: means cannabis cultivated, manufactured, distributed or sold by a cannabis establishment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
Adult use cannabis product: means a cannabis product that is manufactured, distributed or sold by a cannabis establishment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
Adverse health care treatment decision: includes a rescission determination and an initial coverage eligibility determination, consistent with the requirements of the federal Affordable Care Act. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4301-A
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
Advisory committee: means the Advisory Committee on the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination in section 320?L. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 320-K
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
Affordable housing: means a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling, apartment or other living accommodation for a household whose income does not exceed 80% of the median income for the area as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4301
AFIDA: means the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978, United States Code, title 7, § 3501, et seq. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 32
Agency: means any office or any place of business of a foreign bank located in any state of the United States at which credit balances are maintained incidental to or arising out of the exercise of banking powers, checks are paid, or money is lent, but at which deposits may not be accepted from persons who are citizens or residents of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 1311
Agent: means a person or that person's representative who has been licensed under this chapter to sell lottery tickets on behalf of the State from the physical premises of the licensee's retail business establishment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 371
Agent: means an individual appointed to serve in the capacity of a superintendent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
Agreement: means any writing which is substantially prepared in advance of a consumer loan or consumer lease and which a supervised lender or lessor furnishes to a consumer for the consumer to sign in connection with that loan or lease. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1122
Agreement: means a legally binding written document between 2 or more parties, including, but not limited to, a document commonly referred to as an accepted application, proposal, prospectus, contract, grant, joint or cooperative agreement, purchase of service or state aid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 1660-D
agreement funding: means all agreement funds received by a community agency from the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 1660-D
Agreement of the parties: means the mutual agreement of the parties or their authorized representatives, and is distinguished from a unilateral condition imposed by any party to the agreement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 2361-A
Agricultural chemicals: means fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, and other pesticides. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 52
Agricultural commodity: means any and all agricultural, horticultural and vineyard crops and products when produced or sold in this State, either in their natural state or as processed by the producer, including such products as:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 423

Agricultural composting operation: means composting that takes place on a farm. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 152

Agricultural enterprise: includes a business or activity that attracts visitors to a farm for the purpose of supplementing income from the primary crop or livestock operation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 434

agricultural labor: includes any service performed:

(1) On a farm, in the employ of any person, in connection with cultivating the soil or in connection with raising or harvesting any agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training and management of livestock, bees, poultry and fur-bearing animals and wildlife;

(2) In the employ of the owner or tenant or other operator of a farm, in connection with the operation, management, conservation, improvement or maintenance of such farm and its tools and equipment, or in salvaging timber or clearing land of brush and other debris left by a hurricane, if the major part of such service is performed on a farm;

(3) In connection with the production or harvesting of any commodity defined as an agricultural commodity in section 15(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amended, 12 U. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Agricultural labor: means agricultural labor as defined in the Employment Security Law, chapter 13. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 585

Agricultural land: means any land in Maine which is used or capable of use without substantial modification for production of agriculturally related products including, but not limited to, crops, livestock, poultry, dairy products and sod. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 32

Agricultural lien: means an interest, other than a security interest, in farm products:

(a). See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102

Agricultural products: means those plants and animals and their products that are useful to humans and includes, but is not limited to, forages and sod crops, grains and feed crops, dairy and dairy products, poultry and poultry products, bees and bees' products, livestock and livestock products, manure and compost and fruits, berries, vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses and other similar products, or any other plant, animal or plant or animal products that supply humans with food, feed, fiber or fur. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 152

Agricultural society: means a nonprofit organization or association incorporated in the State to promote education and encourage improvement in agriculture. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81

Agricultural support services: means the aerial or surface application of seed, fertilizer, pesticides or soil amendments and custom harvesting. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 152

Agritourism activity: means any agricultural activity carried out on a farm or ranch that members of the general public are allowed to view or participate in, including farming, ranching, historical and cultural activities, harvest-your-own activities and attractions related to farming or ranching. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 251

Agritourism professional: means a person who is engaged in the business of farming or ranching and provides one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for compensation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 251

Alcohol-related or other drug-related motor vehicle incident: means a conviction or administrative action resulting in the suspension of a motor vehicle operator's license for a violation under former Title 29, section 1311-A; Title 29, section 1312, subsection 10?A; Title 29, section 1312?C; Title 29, section 1312?B; Title 29, section 1313?B; Title 29, section 2241, subsection 1, paragraph N; Title 29, section 2241?G, subsection 2, paragraph B, subparagraph (2); Title 29, section 2241-J; Title 29?A, section 1253; Title 29?A, section 2411; Title 29?A, section 2453; Title 29?A, section 2454, subsection 2; Title 29?A, section 2456; Title 29?A, section 2457; Title 29?A, section 2472, subsection 3, paragraph B and subsection 4; Title 29?A, section 2503; Title 29?A, sections 2521 and 2523; or Title 29?A, section 2525 or the rules adopted by the Department of the Secretary of State for the suspension of commercial drivers' licenses. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20071

Alternative education program: means a program in which the primary purpose is to provide at-risk students with curricula and assessment in a setting designed to effectively meet the student's academic, social and relational needs. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Alternative learning: means an educational option that a public school or publicly supported program offers at-risk students by offering some combination of the following: alternative education programs; small class size; flexible scheduling; relevant alternative curricula and assessment; mentoring adults; skilled teachers; a focus on social, emotional and relationship skills; collaboration among home, school and social service agencies; and any other measures designed to accommodate the needs of at-risk students. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Amenable species: means a species of exotic animal, as defined by the federal acts, the anatomy and biology of which are substantially the same as an animal that is currently inspected. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511

Amount financed: means "amount financed" as defined by Title 9?A, section 1?301, subsection 5. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1122

Amusement ride: means a device or combination of devices or elements that carry, convey or direct a person over or through a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area for the primary purpose of amusement or entertainment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 471

Amusement ride inspector: means an amusement ride inspector employed by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 471

Amusement show: includes but is not limited to a carnival, thrill show, ice show and rodeo. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 471

Animal: means an animal entered in an event. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81

Animal food manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of preparing animal food, including poultry food, derived wholly or in part from livestock or poultry carcasses or parts or products of carcasses. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511

Annual payroll: means the total amount of wages paid by an employer during a calendar year, not meaning, however, to include that part of individual wages or salaries in excess of $12,000. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Annual percentage rate: The cost of credit at a yearly rate. It is calculated in a standard way, taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan so borrowers can compare loans. Lenders are required by law to disclose a card account's APR. ^{Source: FDIC}

Another jurisdiction: means the Federal Government, the United States military, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and each of the several states of the United States except Maine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Antique auto: means an automobile or truck manufactured in or after model year 1916 that is:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Antique motorcycle: means a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle that is:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.

Applicant: includes any person using an employment agency's services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682

Applicant: means a person that submits an application for a license under this chapter to the department for review that the department has not yet approved or denied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Applicant: means an applicant for employment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 615

Appraisal: A determination of property value.

Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization

Approved: means as approved by the Board of Occupational Safety and Health. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 563

Approved placement: means the receiving state has determined after an assessment that the placement is both safe and suitable for the child and is in compliance with the applicable laws of the receiving state governing the placement of children in the receiving state. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4252

Approved private school: means a private school approved for attendance purposes under chapter 117. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Approved public treatment facility: means an alcohol treatment facility operating under the direction and control of the department or providing treatment under this subchapter through a contract with the department under section 20008, or any facility funded in whole or in part by municipal, state or federal funds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20003

Approved treatment facility: means a public or private alcohol treatment facility meeting standards approved by the department in accordance with section 20005 and licensed pursuant to subchapter 5 and other applicable provisions of state law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20003

Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.

Article: means a product as distinguished from its trademark, label or distinctive dress in packaging;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Artifact: means a physical entity which has been worked or modified by human action. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 373-A

Aseptically processed and packaged: means hermetically sealed in a container and thermally processed to render the product free of microorganisms capable of reproducing in the product under normal nonrefrigeration conditions of storage and distribution. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900

Assessment: means an evaluation of a prospective placement to determine whether the placement meets the individualized needs of the child, including but not limited to the child's safety and stability, health and well-being and mental, emotional and physical development. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4252

Association: means the Maine Insurance Guaranty Association created under section 4436. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4435

Association: means the Maine Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association created under section 4606. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4605-A

Association: means any corporation organized under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 2003

ASTM standards: means standards for amusement rides established by American Society for Testing and Materials International or a successor organization and adopted by the commissioner by rule. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 471

Attending physician: means the physician who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 11001

Attending physician: means the physician who has primary responsibility for the care of a patient and the treatment of that patient's terminal disease. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2140

Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.

Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.

Authority: means the Combat Sports Authority of Maine created under section 522. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 521

Authority: means the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Authority, under section 850?O. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A

Authority: means the Maine State Housing Authority. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4861

Authority: means the Maine State Housing Authority established pursuant to section 4722. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4961

authorized: when used in the context of assessments means that a resolution by the board of directors of the association has been passed whereby an assessment will be called immediately or in the future from member insurers for a specified amount; an assessment is authorized when the resolution is passed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4605-A

Authorized entity: means any entity, organization or place of employment, other than a school under Title 20-A, section 6305, in connection with or at which allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present, including but not limited to recreation camps, colleges, universities, day care facilities, youth sports leagues, amusement parks, restaurants and sports arenas. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2150-F

Authorized participants: means competitors, officials, referees, judges, promoters, managers, physicians, timekeepers and knock-down timekeepers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 521

Authorized representative: means any official or group of officials employed by the permittors or other competent person authorized in writing by the permittors. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 373-A

Authorized representative: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4301-A

Autocycle: means a 3-wheeled motorcycle that has a steering wheel or handlebars, floor pedals for automotive-style controls and seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride a seat and that:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Automobile: means a motor vehicle designed for the conveyance of passengers that has a seating capacity of not more than 15 persons, including the operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Automobile mechanic: means a person who is primarily engaged in the servicing of automobiles or trucks as an employee of an establishment primarily engaged in the business of selling automobiles or trucks to the ultimate purchaser, as long as the person's annual compensation exceeds 3,000 times the state minimum hourly wage or the annualized rate established by the United States Department of Labor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, whichever is higher, except when the employee is paid by the employer on an hourly basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663

Automobile parts clerk: means a person employed for the purpose of and primarily engaged in requisitioning, stocking and dispensing automobile parts as an employee of an establishment primarily engaged in the business of selling automobiles or trucks to the ultimate purchaser, as long as the person's annual compensation exceeds 3,000 times the state minimum hourly wage or the annualized rate established by the United States Department of Labor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, whichever is higher, except when the employee is paid by the employer on an hourly basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663

Automobile salesperson: includes a person who is primarily engaged in assisting in the financing and providing of insurance products to the ultimate purchaser. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663

Automobile service writer: means a person employed for the purpose of and primarily engaged in receiving, analyzing and referencing requests for service, repair or analysis of motor vehicles as an employee of an establishment primarily engaged in the business of selling automobiles or trucks to the ultimate purchaser, as long as the person's annual compensation exceeds 3,000 times the state minimum hourly wage or the annualized rate established by the United States Department of Labor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, whichever is higher, except that "automobile service writer" does not include an employee who is paid by the employer on a hourly basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663

Average final compensation: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201

Average wholesale price: means the average wholesale price of a prescription drug as identified by a national drug pricing source selected by a health insurer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4347

Bank: includes savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions and trust companies. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102

Base period: means the first 4 calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A

Base period: means the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year; provided that if the first quarter of the last 5 completed calendar quarters was included in the base period applicable to any individual's previous benefit year, his base period shall be the last 4 completed calendar quarters. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.

Basic necessities: means food, potable water, clothing, shelter, fuel, electricity, nonelective medical services as recommended by a physician, nonprescription drugs, telephone where it is necessary for medical reasons and any other commodity or service determined essential by the overseer in accordance with the municipality's ordinance and this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4301

Batch: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Batch number: means a distinct group of numbers, letters or symbols, or any combination thereof, assigned to a specific batch of adult use cannabis by a cultivation facility or to a specific batch of adult use cannabis or adult use cannabis products by a products manufacturing facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Beginner fantasy contestant: means an individual who has entered fewer than 51 fantasy contests offered by a single fantasy contest operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1101

Behavioral health care: means services to address mental health and substance use conditions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6903

Behavioral health care service: means a health care service or treatment to address mental health and substance use conditions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4301-A

Beneficiary: means any person who receives or is designated to receive a benefit provided by this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201

Benefit plan: means a specific employee, union or association of natural persons benefit plan. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4605-A

Benefit year: means the 12-month period beginning on the first day of the calendar week immediately preceding the date on which family leave benefits or medical leave benefits commence. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A

Benefit year: means the one-year period beginning with the date with respect to which an insured worker files a request for determination of the worker's insured status, and thereafter the one-year period beginning with the date with respect to which the worker next files such a request after the end of the worker's last preceding benefit year. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to his unemployment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Bequest: Property gifted by will.

Bicycle: means a device primarily propelled by human power, operated by a person usually seated on a seat and driven on the ground on wheels by the operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Billing period: means the time period for payment agreed to by 2 parties or, in the absence of an agreement, the calendar month within which work is performed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1111

Board: means the board of directors of the authority. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 521

Board: means the Board of Licensure of Water System Operators. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2621

Board: means the Maine Potato Board established in Title 36, section 4603. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 970

Board: means the Board of Occupational Safety and Health. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 563

Board: means the Manufactured Housing Board or its employees. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9061

Board: means the Manufactured Housing Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002

Board: means the Board of Trustees of Dirigo Health, as established in section 6904. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6903

Board of directors: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for a school administrative district. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Board of directors: means the board of directors of the association. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4435

Board of directors: means the board of directors of the association. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4605-A

Board of trustees: means the board provided for in section 1231. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201

Bonds: means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures or other obligations issued by an authority under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4702

Bonus: means a payment a carrier makes to a downstream entity beyond any salary, fee-for-service payment, capitation or returned withhold. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4331

Books and records: means books, records, accounts, memoranda or other data pertaining to the purchase and distribution of milk. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Bottler: means a person that extracts water in this State to be sold as bottled water. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2660-AA

Boxing: means a combative sport for compensation that features the use of gloved fists in attack and defense. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 521

Branch: means any office or any place of business of a foreign bank located in any state of the United States at which deposits are received. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 1311

Bulk milk hauler and sampler: means a person who collects samples and transports raw milk from a farm or raw milk products to or from a farm, milk plant, receiving station or transfer station and has in that person's possession a permit from any state to sample such products. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900

Bureau: means the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to carry out the purposes of this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 371

Bureau: means the Bureau of Labor Standards. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 563

Bureau: means the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, the former Division of Unemployment Compensation in the Bureau of Employment Security. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Bureau: means the Bureau of Revenue Services, which may be referred to as "Maine Revenue Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111

Bureau: means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Bureau: means the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 251

Bureau: means the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 642

Bus: means a motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 15 persons, including the operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Business entity: means a partnership, association, company, corporation, limited liability company or other entity incorporated or otherwise formed or organized by law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Business entity: means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 1402

Business location: means a permanent enclosed building in which the business involving transporter or loaner licenses may be lawfully carried on in accordance with the terms of all applicable building codes and zoning and other land use regulatory ordinances. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 851

butt diameter: means the diameter of the severed stem butt, measured outside the bark, the short way through the center, disregarding crevices and cracks. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 2361-A

Butt measure: means the lineal measure of the butt end of tree length wood, without subsequent conversion to volume by any means. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 2361-A

Butt scale: means the volume measure of wood based solely on measurement of the butt end of individual trees and converted to volume by any means. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 2361-A

Cable television company: means any person owning, controlling, operating, managing or leasing a cable television system within the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001

Calendar quarter: means the period of 3 consecutive calendar months ending on March 31st, June 30th, September 30th or December 31st. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

called: when used in the context of assessments means that a notice has been issued by the association to member insurers requiring that an authorized assessment be paid within the time frame set forth within the notice; an authorized assessment becomes a called assessment when notice is mailed by the association to member insurers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4605-A

Cannabis: includes cannabis concentrate but does not include hemp as defined in Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1?A, paragraph D or a cannabis product. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cannabis concentrate: means the resin extracted from any part of a cannabis plant and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation from such resin, including, but not limited to, hashish. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cannabis establishment: means a cultivation facility, a products manufacturing facility, a testing facility, a cannabis store or a sample collector licensed under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cannabis extraction: means the process of extracting cannabis concentrate from cannabis using water, lipids, gases, solvents or other chemicals or chemical processes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cannabis flower: means the pistillate reproductive organs of a mature cannabis plant, whether processed or unprocessed, including the flowers and buds of the plant. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cannabis paraphernalia: includes , but is not limited to:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cannabis plant: means all species of the plant genus Cannabis, including, but not limited to, a mother plant, a mature cannabis plant, an immature cannabis plant or a seedling. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cannabis product: includes , but is not limited to, an edible cannabis product, a cannabis ointment and a cannabis tincture. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cannabis store: means a facility licensed under this chapter to purchase adult use cannabis, immature cannabis plants and seedlings from a cultivation facility, to purchase adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products from a products manufacturing facility and to sell adult use cannabis, adult use cannabis products, immature cannabis plants and seedlings to consumers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cannabis trim: means any part of a cannabis plant, whether processed or unprocessed, that is not cannabis flower or a cannabis seed except that "cannabis trim" does not include the stalks or roots of the cannabis plant. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Capitation: means a set dollar payment per patient per unit of time, usually per month, that a carrier pays a health care practitioner, institutional provider or downstream entity to cover a specified set of services and administrative costs without regard to the actual number or nature of services provided. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4331

Carrier: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4301-A

Carrier: means a health maintenance organization, an insurer, a nonprofit hospital, a medical service corporation or any other entity responsible for the payment of benefits or provision of services under a group contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4202-A

Catalytic converter: means a device installed in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle that uses a catalyst to convert pollutant gases into less harmful gases. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.

Certificate of origin: means the original written instrument or document required to be executed and delivered by the manufacturer or an importer to the manufacturer's or importer's agent or dealer or a person purchasing directly from the manufacturer or importer certifying the origin of the vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602

Certification mark: means a mark used in connection with the goods or services of a person other than the certifier to indicate geographic origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy or other characteristics of the goods or services or to indicate that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Chambers: A judge's office.

Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.

Chief administrative officer: means the head of a correctional facility or a detention facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001

Chief administrative officer: means the head of a state institution or the head of any other institution which provides services which fall under the jurisdiction of the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001

Child: means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4252

Child: means a natural child, stepchild, adopted child or child placed for adoption with a plan enrollee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6903

Child or children: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Child-resistant: means , with respect to packaging or a container:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Circumstantial evidence: All evidence except eyewitness testimony.

Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.

Classic vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is at least 16 years old but less than 26 years old that the Secretary of State determines is of significance to vehicle collectors because of its make, model and condition and is valued at more than $5,000. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.

Client: means a person who receives services from a provider. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 13002

Client: means a person who is required to complete an alcohol and other drug education, evaluation and treatment program for an alcohol-related or drug-related motor vehicle offense. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20071

Client company: means a person, association, partnership, corporation or other entity that leases employees from an employee leasing company pursuant to contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Clinical peer: means a physician or other licensed health care practitioner who holds a nonrestricted license in a state of the United States, is board certified in the same or similar specialty as typically manages the medical condition, procedure or treatment under review and whose compensation does not depend, directly or indirectly, upon the quantity, type or cost of the medical condition, procedure or treatment that the physician or other licensed health care practitioner approves or denies on behalf of a carrier. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4301-A

Code: means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201

code enforcement officer: means a person certified under this section and employed by a municipality to enforce all applicable laws and ordinances in the following areas:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4451

Code of Federal Regulations: means the Code of Federal Regulations as of January 1, 2008. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 642

Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.

Collateral: includes :

(a). See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102

Collective mark: means a mark used by members of a cooperative, association or other collective group or organization to identify goods or services and distinguish them from those of others, or to indicate membership in the collective group or organization;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Commercial farm: means a farm that produces any farm product with the intent that the farm product be sold or otherwise disposed of to generate income. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 320-K

Commercial farming: means the production of any farm product with the intent that that farm product be sold or otherwise disposed of to generate income. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 52

Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101

Commercial processor: means a person who maintains an official establishment under this chapter for the purpose of processing livestock, meat, meat food products, poultry or poultry products other than for the exclusive use in the household of the owner of the commodity by the owner and members of the owner's household and the owner's nonpaying guests and employees. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511

Commercial slaughterhouse: means a person engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock or poultry other than as a custom slaughterhouse. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511

Commission: means the State Liquor and Lottery Commission established in Title 5, section 283?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 371

Commission: means the Maine Human Rights Commission described in Title 5, chapter 337, subchapter II. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 806

Commission: means the Substance Use Disorder Services Commission, as established by section 12004?G, subsection 13?C. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20003

Commission: means the Maine Public Drinking Water Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2660-B

Commission: means the Maine Milk Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Commission: means the Maine State Museum Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 91

Commission: means the 3-member Unemployment Insurance Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission established pursuant to Title 35?A, section 103. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4961

Commission: means the Maine Land Use Planning Commission established under section 683?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 8868

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 371

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Safety. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 471

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20003

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's duly authorized agent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Corrections or his designee, except that, when the term "commissioner and only the commissioner" is used, the term applies only to the person appointed Commissioner of Corrections and not to any designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, who has responsibility for the administration of this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 1660-D

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee, except that when the term "commissioner and only the commissioner" is used, the term applies only to the person appointed Commissioner of Health and Human Services and not to any designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9061

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 2001

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 411

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 423

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Safety or a designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 221-A

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's authorized agents. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 32

Committee jurisdiction: The subjects and functions assigned to a committee by rule, resolution, precedent, or practice, including legislative matters, oversight and investigations, and nominations of executive officers.

Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.

Community agency: means any public or private nonprofit organization, firm, individual, partnership or business corporation operated for profit that:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 1660-D

Community agency fiscal year: means the fiscal year of a community agency commencing on or after July 1, 1995. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 1660-D

Community school district: means a state-approved unit of school administration composed of more than one municipality or school administrative district which may provide public education for any combination of kindergarten through grade 12. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Community service provider: means a provider of substance use disorder treatment or gambling addiction treatment, including, but not limited to, evaluation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20003

Community water system: means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2660-B

Community-based service provider: means a provider of either the treatment component or the evaluation component, or both, of the alcohol and other drug education, evaluation and treatment program certified under section 20075 or a program approved by the office. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20071

Compensation: means any direct or indirect financial benefit, including, but not limited to, rebates, discounts, credits, fees, grants, charge?backs or other payments or benefits of any kind. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4347

Competent: means that, in the opinion of a court or in the opinion of the patient's attending physician or consulting physician, psychiatrist or psychologist, a patient has the ability to make and communicate an informed decision to health care providers, including communication through persons familiar with the patient's manner of communicating if those persons are available. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2140

Component part: means one of the following parts of a vehicle:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602

Composting: means the controlled aerobic decomposition of organic materials to produce a soil-like product beneficial to plant growth and suitable for agronomic use. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 152

Comprehensive economic impact area: means the geographic area affected by a proposed large-scale retail development. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4366

Comprehensive economic impact study: means a municipal study that estimates the effects of a large-scale retail development on the local economy, downtown and community pursuant to section 4367, subsection 4. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4366

Comprehensive plan: means a document or interrelated documents containing the elements established under section 4326, subsections 1 to 4, including the strategies for an implementation program which are consistent with the goals and guidelines established under subchapter II. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4301

Confirmation test: means a 2nd substance use test that is used to verify the presence of a substance indicated by an initial positive screening test result and is a federally recognized substance use test or is performed through the use of liquid or gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682

Confirmed positive result: means a confirmation test result that indicates the presence of a substance above the cutoff level in the tested sample. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682

Consignor: means a person that delivers goods to a consignee in a consignment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102

Construction contract: means any agreement, whether written or oral, to perform or to supply materials for work on any real property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1111

Consultant: means any individual who, for a fee, advises or offers to advise any person insured or seeking insurance or named or to be named as beneficiary, or having or to have any interest in or insured under any property and casualty or life and health insurance contract or annuity contract, existing or proposed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 1402

consultant: as used in this subchapter , means both property and casualty consultants and life and health consultants as defined in section 1402. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 1461

Consulting physician: means a physician who is qualified by specialty or experience to make a professional diagnosis and prognosis regarding a patient's disease. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2140

Consumer: means an individual to whom a consumer loan or consumer lease is made. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1122

Consumer: means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, or the lessee, of a motor vehicle, any person to whom the motor vehicle is transferred during the duration of an express warranty applicable to the motor vehicle and any other person entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty, except that the term "consumer" shall not include any governmental entity, or any business or commercial enterprise which registers 3 or more motor vehicles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1161

Consumer: means a natural person who purchases or contracts to purchase consumer goods. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1231

Consumer: means any person other than a milk dealer who purchases milk for fluid consumption. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Consumer goods: means any objects, wares, commodities or services offered for sale and intended to be used by consumers for personal, family or household purposes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1231

Consumer lease: means a lease of goods to a consumer by a lessor for personal, family or household purposes, which is for a term exceeding 4 months and which is not made pursuant to a lender credit card. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1122

Consumer loan: means a loan made to a consumer by a supervised lender for personal, family or household purposes, if the debt is payable in installments or a finance charge is made, including a loan made pursuant to a lender credit card. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1122

Consumer package: means a container or package that contains a product in its final form for sale to the end-use consumer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511

Consumer Price Index: means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, CPI-U, as compiled by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; or, if the index is revised or superseded, the board shall employ the Consumer Price Index compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor that the board of trustees finds to be most reflective of changes in the purchasing power of the dollar for the broadest population of consumers, including retired consumers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201

Container: means a sealed package in which adult use cannabis or an adult use cannabis product is placed by a cannabis store prior to sale to a consumer and that meets all applicable packaging, labeling and health and safety requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Contaminant: means any physical, chemical, biological or radiological substance or matter in water. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Contractor: means a person or entity that contracts with an owner to perform work on real property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1111

Contractual obligation: means an obligation under a policy or contract or certificate under a group policy or contract, or portion thereof, for which coverage is provided under section 4603. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4605-A

Contributions: means the payments remitted by an employer or self-employed individual to the fund, as required by this subchapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A

Contributions: means the money payments required by this chapter to be made into the fund by an employer on account of having individuals performing services for him. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

Controller: means the State Controller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A

Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.

Copayment: means an amount an enrollee must pay in order to receive a specific service that is not fully prepaid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4202-A

Correctional facility: means any facility that falls under the jurisdiction of the department, but does not include any facility for which the department is required to establish standards pursuant to section 1208 or 1208?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001

Correctional program: includes , but is not limited to, probation and parole, court intake and jail inspection. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001

Corrections officer: means a person who is responsible for the custody or direct supervision of a person confined in a jail, prison or state correctional facility pursuant to an order of a court or as a result of an arrest and who possesses a current and valid certificate issued by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy pursuant to Title 25, section 2803-A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 3101

Cost to the retailer: shall mean the invoice cost of the merchandise to the retailer within 30 days prior to the date of sale, or the replacement cost of the merchandise to the retailer within 30 days prior to the date of sale, in the quantity last purchased, whichever is lower; less all trade discounts except customary discounts for cash; to which shall be added:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1202

Cost to the wholesaler: shall mean the invoice cost of the merchandise to the wholesaler within 30 days prior to the date of sale, or the replacement cost of the merchandise to the wholesaler within 30 days prior to the date of sale, in the quantity last purchased, whichever is lower; less all trade discounts except customary discounts for cash; to which shall be added:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1202

Counseling: means one or more consultations between a state-licensed psychiatrist, state-licensed psychologist, state-licensed clinical social worker or state-licensed clinical professional counselor and a patient for the purpose of determining that the patient is competent and not suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder or depression causing impaired judgment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2140

Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.

county commissioners: means the county commissioners of Aroostook County. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 739

Courses of study: means the courses of study for the elementary and secondary schools that are in alignment with the system of learning results as established in section 6209 and consistent with the requirements of this Title. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Court reporter: means a person who records legal proceedings by stenotype machine or other means allowed under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30 and provides prompt preparation of an accurate, verbatim written transcript. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771

Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.

Court reporting services: means services provided by a court reporter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771

Court reporting services provider: means a business, entity or firm that provides or arranges for court reporting services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771

Covered claim: means an unpaid claim, including one for unearned premiums but excluding one for punitive damages, arising under and within the coverage and applicable limits of a policy of a kind of insurance referred to in section 4433 to which this subchapter applies issued by an insurer that becomes an insolvent insurer after May 9, 1970, and where:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4435

Covered individual: means a person who:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A

Covered person: includes the authorized representative of a covered person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4347

covered policy or contract: means a policy or contract or portion of a policy or contract for which coverage is provided under section 4603. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4605-A

Covered service member: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A

Creditable service: means membership service and prior service as a judge which is credited towards retirement in accordance with subchapter IV. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201

crew leader: means an individual who:

(i) Furnishes individuals to perform service in agricultural labor for any other person,

(ii) Pays either on his own behalf or on behalf of such other person, the individuals so furnished by him for the service in agricultural labor performed by them, and

(iii) Has not entered into a written agreement with such other person under which such individual is designated as an employee of such other person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1043

cultivate: means the planting, propagation, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, trimming or other processing of cannabis for use or sale. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Cultivation facility: means a facility licensed under this chapter to purchase cannabis plants and seeds from other cultivation facilities; to cultivate, prepare and package adult use cannabis; to sell adult use cannabis to products manufacturing facilities, to cannabis stores and to other cultivation facilities; and to sell cannabis plants and seeds to other cultivation facilities and immature cannabis plants and seedlings to cannabis stores. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102

Current net price: means the price listed in the supplier's price list or catalog in effect at the time the dealer agreement is terminated, less any applicable discounts allowed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1285

Custom processor: means a person who maintains a registered establishment under this chapter for the purpose of processing livestock, meat, meat food products, poultry or poultry products exclusively for use in the household of the owner of the commodity by the owner and members of the owner's household and the owner's nonpaying guests and employees. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511

Custom slaughterhouse: means a person who maintains a registered establishment under this chapter for the purposes of slaughtering livestock or poultry for another person's exclusive use by that person and members of that person's household and that person's nonpaying guests and employees, and who is not engaged in the business of buying or selling carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products or any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, poultry or other designated animals useable as human food. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2511

Dairy or dairy farm: means any place or premises where one or more cows, goats or sheep are kept and from which milk or milk products are provided, sold or offered for sale. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900

Dealer: means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust or any other legal entity that is engaged in the business of selling or leasing, offering for sale or lease or negotiating the sale or lease of new motor vehicles, except auctioneers licensed by the Secretary of State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1191

Dealer: means any person who purchases or receives milk for sale as the consignee or agent of a producer, or handles for sale, shipment, storage or processing within the State and shall include a producer-dealer and a sub-dealer, but shall not include a store other than an integrated operation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Dealer: means a person, corporation or partnership primarily engaged in the business of retail sales of farm and utility tractors, forestry equipment, industrial equipment, construction equipment, farm implements, farm machinery, yard and garden equipment, attachments, accessories and repair parts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1285

Dealer: means any person engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new manufactured homes primarily to persons who in good faith purchase or lease a manufactured home for purposes other than resale. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9061

Dealer: shall mean any person engaged in the business of dealing in, selling, buying, exchanging or trading in weighing or measuring devices in this State;

[PL 1973, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 2302

Dealer: means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, exchanging or offering to negotiate, negotiating or advertising the sale of, a vehicle and who has: