Sec. F-1. 7 MRSA §2901-B, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 663, §1, is amended to read:

The department shall adopt rules permitting the use of the certification trademark provided for in section 443-B on milk or milk products. The initial rules must include limitations relating to the use of milk from cows that have been treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin, referred to in this section as "rbST." The rules may require must include a requirement that the department receive written consent from producers to draw blood from their milking herd, examine historical milk production records, inspect medicine storage places, and to perform other inspections reasonably necessary to verify compliance with the trademark criteria.

Sec. F-2. 7 MRSA §2951, sub-§6 is amended to read:

6. Milk. "Milk" means whole milk and cream, fresh, sour or storage; skimmed milk and buttermilk; irrespective of whether or not any such milk is flavored. any of the following, regardless of the presence of any flavoring:

A.__Whole milk or cream, whether fresh, sour or storage;

B.__Skimmed milk; or

C.__Buttermilk.

Sec. F-3. 7 MRSA §2952, as amended by PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. B, §1 and affected by §14 and amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§2952.__Organization

1. Members. The Maine Milk Commission, as established by Title 5, section 12004-E, subsection 2, consists of the following 5 members:

A. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee, ex officio; and

B. Four members, who must be residents of the State, appointed by the Governor, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture matters and subject to confirmation by the Legislature.