CHAPTER 175
S.P. 284 - L.D. 995
An Act to Change the Dates for Licensing of Agricultural Fairs and Exhibitions
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §65, as amended by PL 1983, c. 180, §3, is further amended to read:
No A person, agricultural society, association or corporation may not hold, conduct or operate agricultural fairs or agricultural exhibitions for competition for premiums or purses within the State without a license for those purposes and only on dates assigned by the commissioner. The application for the license shall must be signed and sworn to by the person or executive officer of a society, association or corporation and shall must contain such information as the commissioner may require. All fair licenses shall be for a period of 3 calendar years following the date of the application. Applications for licenses under this section shall be received by the commissioner not later than November 15th prior to the period during which the fair is to be held and shall be accompanied by a $10 license fee. Assignment of fair dates by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall be announced by December 15th for the 3-year period. A person applying for a license under this section must submit the completed application and a $10 license fee to the commissioner no later than March 31st in the calendar year preceding the first year of the license. All fair licenses are issued for 3 calendar years. The commissioner shall announce the assignment of fair dates and issuance of licenses no later than May 15th for each 3-year period. If the commissioner is satisfied that the requirements of this chapter and the rules prescribed by the commissioner have been and will be complied with by the applicant, he the commissioner may issue a license for that purpose and, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, set the dates for which the license is effective.
Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2003.
Effective July 1, 2003.
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