Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
015 - MAINE MILK COMMISSION
Chapter 1 - ORDERS
Section 015-1-25 - TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE

A. COMPUTATION FOR CLASS II PRICE

For Class II milk - the price for all zones as announced by the United States Department of Agriculture for the New England marketing Area. Such Class II price may be reduced by 0.3 cents per hundredweight for each one mile distance from the originating purchasing dealer's plant or, at the dealer's discretion, any facility in Maine at which the milk is first received and reloaded to in turn be shipped to any Federal Order or manufacturing plant using the shortest highway route for that volume of surplus milk and cream which is in excess of the Class I , II and III needs of the originating purchasing dealer and which is moved to that Federal Order or manufacturing plant. A 20 mile buffer zone will be recognized around each dealer's plant or reload station for which no transportation allowance will be allowed for surplus milk. The maximum mileage that will be allowed in any case will be from the dealer's plant to West Springfield, Massachusetts less that 20 mile buffer. Furthermore, for the months of September, October, and November, the combined volume of surplus Class II and Class III milk to which the transportation allowance will apply shall not exceed 3% of the dealer's Maine market producer purchases during each of these individual months. For the months of January, July, August, and December, the transportation allowance shall not apply to more than 8% of the dealer's Maine market producer purchases during each of these individual months. For the months of February, March, April, May, and June, the transportation allowance shall not apply to more than 12% of the dealer's Maine market producer purchases during each of these individual months.

B. COMPUTATION FOR CLASS III PRICE

For Class III milk - the price for all zones as announced by the United States Department of Agriculture for the New England Marketing Area. Such Class III price may be reduced by 0.3 cents per hundredweight for each one mile distance from the originating purchasing dealer's plant or, at the dealer's discretion, any facility in Maine at which the milk is first received and reloaded to in turn be shipped to any Federal Order or manufacturing plant using the shortest highway route for that volume of surplus milk and cream which is in excess of the Class I, II and III needs of the originating purchasing dealer and which is moved to that Federal Order or manufacturing plant. A 20 mile buffer zone will be recognized around each dealer's plant or reload station for which no transportation allowance will be allowed for surplus milk. The maximum mileage that will be allowed in any case will be from the dealer's plant to West Springfield, Massachusetts less that 20 mile buffer. Furthermore, for the months of September, October, and November, the combined volume of surplus Class IT and Class III milk to which the transportation allowance will apply shall not exceed 3% of the dealer's Maine market producer purchases during each of these individual months. For the months of January, July, August, and December, the transportation allowance shall not apply to more than 8% of the dealer's Maine market producer purchases during each of these individual months. For the months of February, March, April, May and June, the transportation allowance shall not apply to more than 12% of the dealer's Maine market producer purchases during each of these individual months.