Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 342 - CIDER AND APPLE JUICE
Section 001-342-IV - Construction / Maintenance of Grounds and Premises

Universal Citation: 01 ME Code Rules ยง 001-342-IV

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

A. The grounds around all plants shall be reasonably clean and well drained, free from any materials or conditions that attract rodents birds or insects and free from other nuisances and sources of contamination. Manure shall not be allowed within 100 feet of the plant. Manure stored or spread in the area shall be managed in such a manner that there is no risk of contamination of ground water, apples or the plant.

B. No pumice shall be stored within fifty feet of a plant. Pumice storage and disposal in the vicinity shall be undertaken in a sanitary manner.

C. Sewage and waste water from any plant shall be disposed in a sanitary manner into a lawfully operated private or public system.

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