Sec. 1. 7 MRSA c. 103, sub-c. I-A, as amended, is further amended by repealing the subchapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

SUBCHAPTER I-A

FOODS LABELED AS NATURAL, ORGANIC

OR FROM MAINE

Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §563 is enacted to read:

§563.__Water labeled or advertised as from Maine

Water may not be labeled or advertised as "Maine water" or "from Maine" if the water is not from a natural source in the State.

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits the labeling or advertising of water as "Maine water" or "from Maine" unless the water is from a natural source in the State.