It provides that attorney's fees may be awarded to the defendant in a nuisance lawsuit involving a complaint against a farm operation if that action was not brought in good faith.

It clarifies that failure to apply best management practices may result in an enforcement action. It also provides for penalties for failure to apply best management practices as required by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources.

It requires the commissioner to conduct an educational outreach program to increase awareness of the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17, section 2805 and the department's best management practices.