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Food Laws & Rules
Title 7
- Chapter 1: Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Administrative [§4, §12, §13, §14, & §15]
- Subchapter 3: Adulterated or Misbranded Goods [§481 - §489]
- Subchapter 5: Maine Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (HEADING: PL 1969, c.325, §521. Short title [§522 - §529]
- Subchapter 6: Labeling Fresh Produce (HEADING: PL 1989, c. 527, [§530] Country of origin required
- Subchapter 7: Labeling Foods Free of Genetic Engineering (HEADING: PL 2001, c. 334, [§530-A]. Voluntary labeling
Title 7 Chapter 103: Products Controlled
- Subchapter 1: Apples, Cider [§543-A]
- Subchapter 3: Eggs Article 2 [§640 - §643]
Title 12 Chapter 605:
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Surimi or Surimi Products [§6111 - §6114]
Title 17: Crimes
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Animals in food stores [§3966]
Title 17-A: Maine Criminal Code - Fraud
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Deceptive business practices [§901]
Title 22 Part 5: Chapter 551, 562-A & 601
- Subchapter 1: Foods [§2151 - §2173]
- Preparation of Livestock and Poultry Productions for Human Consumption (Maine Meat Inspection Act) [§2511 - §2527]
Title 32: Chapter 27
- Manufacturers and Bottlers of Nonalcoholic Beverages [§1751 -§1854]
Food Regulations
- Ch. 302 Method of Sale of Commodities
- Ch. 303 Packaging and Labeling
- Ch. 331 State of Maine Food Code 2013
- Ch. 332 Rabbit Processing
- Ch. 341 Bakeries (Commercial, Retail and Distributors)
- Ch. 342 Cider and Apple Juice
- Ch. 343 Food Processing and Manufacturing
- Ch. 344 Food Storage Warehouses
- Ch. 345 Home Food Manufacturing
- Ch. 346 Rules Governing Meat & Poultry Inspection & Licensing
- Ch. 347 Maple Syrup Processing
- Ch. 349 Ethylene Dibromide (EDB): Tolerance Levels in Food Products
- Ch. 351 Packaged Ice Manufacturing and Processing
- Ch. 352 Fallow Deer Processing
- Ch. 353 Licensing of Deer for Domestic Food
- Ch. 354 Country of Origin Labeling on Produce
- Ch. 355 Labeling of Post-Harvest Treatments
- Ch. 357 Food Salvage
- Ch. 358 Manufacturing of Potentially Hazardous Foods
- Ch. 359 Rules Gov. the Processing / Handling / Storing / Labeling of Smoke, Cured and Salted Fish