Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
015 - MAINE MILK COMMISSION
Chapter 1 - ORDERS
Section 015-1-1 - DEFINITIONS
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
As used in this order, the following words shall have the following meaning:
A. "Books and Records" means books, records, accounts, memoranda or other data pertaining to the purchase and distribution of milk.
B. "Commission" means the Maine Milk Commission.
C. "Consumer" means any person other than a milk dealer or producer who purchases milk for fluid consumption.
D. "Dealer" means any person who purchases or receives milk for sale as the consignee or agent of a producer, or handles for sale, shipment, storage or processing within the State and shall include a producer-dealer and a sub dealer, but shall not include a store other than an integrated operation
E. "Federal Order" means USDA, Agriculture Marketing Service, Dairy Division, Federal Milk Order No. 1.
F. "Market" means any city, town or parts thereof of the State, or 2 or more of the same or parts thereof designated by the Commission as a natural marketing area.
G. "Milk" means whole milk and cream, fresh, sour or storage; skimmed milk and buttermilk, irrespective of whether or not any such milk is flavored.
H. "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association or other unit and the State and all political subdivisions or agencies thereof, except state-owned and operated institutions.
I. "Producer" means any person who produces milk and sells his said milk only to dealers.
J. "Producer-dealer" means a dealer who himself produces a part of all of his milk or a person who produces milk and sells to a grocery store or dairy products store or similar commercial establishment.
K. "Retail Sale" means a doorstep delivery and over-the-counter sales by stores.
L. "Store" means a grocery store, dairy product store, canteen, milk vending machine operator, milk dispensing operator or any similar commercial establishment or outlet or any other sale where milk is sold to consumers for consumption off the premises where sold.
M. "Sub-dealer" means any person who does not process milk and who purchases milk from a dealer and sells such milk in the same containers in which he purchased it, but shall not include a store.
N. "Wholesale sale" means sale to any other person not included in retail.
