{"data":{"id":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-414","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"7 M.R.S. §414","heading":"Assistance","body":"The commissioner shall assist and advise individual farmers or groups of farmers in their efforts to market more effectively directly to consumers by:\n1.  Soliciting participation.  Informing farmers of, and soliciting their participation in, any proposed method of direct-marketing; and\n2.  Technical assistance.\n3.  Referral.  Referring farmers to other appropriate sources of assistance.","path":["TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS","PART 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING","CHAPTER 101: GENERAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER 1-A: DIRECT MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7sec414.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:23Z","sha256":"ca6b3960377689bed17ea93538957a78a74b1f8d1a5976b300eb4a1c775a2c8f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-413","next":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-415"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}