{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-12004-h","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §12004-H","heading":"Commodity or product protection and promotion boards","body":"(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)\nThe primary responsibility for commodity or product protection and promotion boards is to protect natural resources and agricultural products produced in the State and promote the sales of these goods in the State and outside the State.\nThe primary powers of these organizations may include the assessment and collection of industry taxes, quality control inspections, establishment of grades and classifications, advertising, the holding of hearings and the adoption of rules.\nThis classification includes the following.\nNAME OF ORGANIZATION | RATE OF COMPENSATION | STATUTORY REFERENCE\n1.\nAgriculture Promotion Committee\n2.\nCommodity Marketing Committee\n3.\nMaine Dairy Promotion Board\n4.\nMaine Dairy and Nutrition Council\n5.\nSeed Potato Board | Expenses Only | 7 MRSA §2151\n6.\nMaine Potato Quality Control Board\n7.\nMaine Potato Board\n8.\nMaine Sardine Council\n9.\nMaine Potato Marketing Committee\n10.\nPotato Marketing Improvement Committee\n10-A.\nPotato Marketing Improvement Fund Committee\n11.\nMaine Marketing Advisory Board\n12.\nUniversity of Maine System Blueberry Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 36 MRSA §4312\n13.\nMaine Blueberry Commission\n13-A.\nWild Blueberry Commission of Maine | Expenses Only | 36 MRSA §4312‑C\n14.\nMaine Lobster Marketing Collaborative\n14-A.\n(TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12/31/26) (TEXT REPEALED 12/31/26)\nMaine Lobster Marketing Collaborative | $55 Per Diem Plus Expenses | 12 MRSA §6455‑A\nThis subsection is repealed December 31, 2026.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 18: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 379: BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS","SUBCHAPTER 1: COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec12004-H.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"de5d4a9862ff798550ba5304764db20bdda4bdfcf5cc35b8b7ee8f7b5e68a765","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-12004-g","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-12004-i"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}