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An Act Regarding the Sale of Raw Milk
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §2955, first ¶, as amended by PL 1975, c. 517, §4, is further amended to read:
NoA dealer shallmay not buy milk from producers or others for sale or shall process, distribute, sell or offer to sell milk in any market in the State designated by the commission unless duly licensed by the commission. NoA license shall beis not required of any person who produces orand sells milk for consumption only on the premises of the producer orand seller. Each person, before engaging in the business of a dealer in any market designated by the commission, shall make application to the commission for a license, which the commission is authorized to grant. NoA retailer shallmay not sell or offer to sell milk in any market in the State which hemilk that the retailer has purchased in Maine from an unlicensed dealer. For purposes of this section, "premises" includes a motor vehicle and portable farm stand owned by a producer if sales on these premises are made by that producer or an employee of that producer.
 
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that a license is not required of any person who produces and sells milk only on the premises of the producer and seller. It defines "premises" to include a motor vehicle and portable farm stand owned by a producer if sales on these premises are made by that producer or an employee of that producer.