S.P. 735 - L.D. 2013
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §1903, sub-§§1-C and 10-B are enacted to read:
1-C. Agricultural product. "Agricultural product" means an item under paragraph A, B, C or D if the item is sold in accordance with any applicable state or federal law or rule:
A. Fresh fruit, fresh produce or a fresh horticultural or agronomic commodity and a seasonal product made from that fresh fruit, fresh produce or fresh horticultural or agronomic commodity;
B. Trees and wreaths used for decorative purposes;
C. Maple syrup; and
D. A fresh food product made from an animal raised for the purpose of providing food or from the products of that animal.
10-B. Producer. "Producer" means a person who produces, cultivates, grows or harvests an agricultural product.
Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§2, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 387, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§2, ¶G is enacted to read:
G. Signs erected between May 1st and December 31st by a producer of agricultural products, as long as those signs advertise products that are grown, produced and sold on the producer's premise. A producer that grows, produces and sells an agricultural product from a location with frontage on a numbered state highway may not erect a sign under this paragraph adjacent to that highway. Signs must be directional in nature and may advertise only the agricultural product that is available for immediate purchase. The producer erecting the sign shall remove the sign once the agricultural product advertised on the
sign is no longer available. A sign may not exceed 8 square feet in size and must be located within 5 miles of where the product is sold. A sign may only be erected on private property after the producer erecting the sign has obtained the landowner's written consent. A sign must be a minimum of 33 feet from the center of a road. A producer may not erect more than 4 signs pursuant to this paragraph and the total number of signs erected by that producer under this paragraph and section 1911, subsection 2 may not exceed 6.
Effective June 30, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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