5.__Fluoroquinolone antibiotics.__Fluoroquinolone antibiotics means any of a group of fluorinated derivatives of quinolone that are used as antibacterial drugs, including enrofloxacin.

6.__Maine food producer.__"Maine food producer" means any person who is a resident farmer or fisherman, or an association of farmers or fishermen in a cooperative or producer group.

7.__Nonroutine disease prevention.__"Nonroutine disease prevention" means the use of antibiotics when it can be shown that a particular disease is present on the premises or is likely to occur because of a specific situation.

8.__Nontherapeutic use.__"Nontherapeutic use" means the administration of antibiotics to an animal or a group of animals for purposes other than disease therapy or nonroutine disease prevention.

9.__State or school purchaser.__"State or school purchaser" means any person who purchases foodstuffs for any state institution or agency, the community colleges or the school districts of this State.

Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §216 is enacted to read:

§216.__Implementation of state policy on meat procurement

A state or school purchaser shall comply with this section.

1.__Notification to brokers or wholesalers.__State or school purchasers shall inform brokers or wholesalers of chicken, turkey, beef or pork products seeking to do business with the state or school of purchasing preferences for products that have been produced without nontherapeutic use of antibiotics, particularly antibiotics used in human medicine.

2.__Preference in purchasing chicken products.__This subsection governs preference in purchasing chicken products by a state or school purchaser:

A.__A state or school purchaser shall purchase chicken products only from a broker or wholesaler who annually