| | | 8. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance | | with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act to interpret and | | implement this section. |
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| | | 9. Educational outreach. The Commissioner of Agriculture, | | Food and Rural Resources shall conduct an educational outreach | | program for the agricultural community to increase awareness of | | the provisions of this section and the currently adopted best | | management practices of the Department of Agriculture, Food and | | Rural Resources. The commissioner shall inform the public about | | the provisions of this section, the complaint resolution process | | adopted by the department and state policy with respect to | | preservation and protection of agricultural and natural | | resources. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §2013, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 1993, c. 151, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | A. "Commercial agricultural production" means commercial | | production of crops for human and animal consumption, | | including the commercial production of sod, agricultural | | composting operation as defined in Title 17, section 2805, | | the commercial production of seed to be used primarily to | | raise crops for nourishment of humans or animals and | | production of livestock. |
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