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An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years

An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years

Agriculture
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Randall Hall
Last action
2025-04-25
Official status
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years

An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years Sponsor: Representative Randall Hall Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years Sponsor: Representative Randall Hall Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1049(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1049(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 932 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-25 Governor

    Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

  2. 2025-04-23 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-22 House

    This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-15 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Work Session Reconsidered

  6. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-13 Committee

    Work Session Held

  8. 2025-03-13 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  9. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years
Sponsor:
Representative Randall Hall
Reference committee:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1049(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 597 - L.D. 932
An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4
Years
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, agricultural fairs will begin soon, and this legislation needs to take effect
before the expiration of the 90-day period to allow the change in the term of an agricultural
fair license to take effect as soon as possible; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §83, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 563, §3, is amended to
read:
2. Issuance of license. If satisfied that an applicant will comply or, if an applicant has
previously held a license, that the applicant has complied and will continue to comply with
the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, the
commissioner may issue a license to the applicant for an agricultural fair. A license is issued
for 3 4 consecutive years and only for the dates assigned by the commissioner in accordance
with section 84.
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §84, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 563, §3, is amended to
read:
1. Assigned fair dates. The commissioner shall set the dates for which an agricultural
fair license is effective in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 82, subsection
5. No later than May 15th of the calendar year preceding the first year of each 3-year 4-year
license period, the commissioner shall announce the assignment of fair dates and issuance
of licenses.
APPROVED
APRIL 25, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
51
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR1049(03)
Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §86, sub-§7, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 563, §3, is amended
to read:
A. Upon receiving an initial license, spend a minimum of $750 per year on premiums
for 3 4 years for displays of agricultural products, excluding premiums for equine and
ox pulling contests and farm tractor and pickup truck pulling contests; and
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.