Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - MAINE MILK COMMISSION
Chapter 36 - RULES GOVERNING THE MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM
- Section 001-36-1 - DEFINITIONS
- Section 001-36-2 - PROGRAM FUNDING
- Section 001-36-3 - ADMINISTRATION
- Section 001-36-4 - REVIEW PANEL
- Section 001-36-5 - SERVICE PROVIDERS
- Section 001-36-6 - SOLICITATION OF FARMS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
- Section 001-36-7 - SOLICITATION OF FARMS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE INVESTMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT A BUSINESS PLAN
SUMMARY
The 119th Legislature authorized the initiation of the Maine Farms for the Future Program (7 M.R.S.A., Chapter 10-B). The Legislature identified the need for providing farms with assistance in developing business plans to help those farms change farm operations to make them more viable and profitable. These rules establish the procedures for administering the program, including: application procedures, criteria for granting awards within the guidelines specified in the legislation, an outline of the responsibilities of the applicants, the role of the committees overseeing program management, and other administrative procedures not specified in the legislation.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. Chapter 10-B
