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An Act To Feed Maine's Residents by Allowing Dairy Dealers and Producers in the State To Donate Fresh Milk to Food Banks in the State
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §2954, sub-§3-A  is enacted to read:
 
3-A.  Exemption for donations of fresh milk to food banks.     The minimum price provisions of this chapter do not apply to donations of fresh milk by a dealer or producer-dealer to an incorporated nonprofit organization established for the purpose of reducing hunger and increasing food security. The commission shall determine, by rule, the criteria for an incorporated nonprofit organization to qualify for donations exempted from minimum price provisions under this section.
 
SUMMARY
This bill exempts from the Maine Milk Commission's minimum price requirements donations of fresh milk by a dealer or producer-dealer to an incorporated nonprofit organization established for the purpose of reducing hunger and increasing food security.