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Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of Chapter 9: Rule Requiring Best Management Practices for Growing Crops to Minimize Cross Contamination, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the rule is amended in Section 4, subsection 2 by:
1. Replacing the first sentence with language clarifying that the expectation is for the grower to employ the procedures most appropriate for the crop and site after considering the list of potential protective procedures; and
2. Changing punctuation and adding conjunctions as needed in paragraphs A to K clarifying that paragraphs A to K list potential protective procedures to consider rather than required measures.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment authorizes final adoption of the rule only if certain minor changes are made to clarify that the list of potential protective measures in Chapter 9, section 4, subsection 2 is a list of measures to consider.