Maine Food Law
Maine · Hospitals and Medical Care · §§ 2151 to 2175 · 29 sections
Overview
The act governs the safety, purity, and honest labeling of food offered for sale, barring the distribution of adulterated or misbranded food, limiting certain added substances, and specifying ingredients that do not by themselves render a food adulterated. It vests a state commissioner with rulemaking authority, access to regulated premises for inspection, and power to detain, embargo, or condemn suspect articles, and it conditions food operations — including packing, cold storage, and transportation — on licensure, with fees, conditions, and confidentiality protections for information gathered. Violations are reachable through injunctions, fines, and other penalties, while narrower provisions set exemptions and certification requirements for particular foods and small-scale or direct-to-consumer sales.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2151Short title
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2152Definitions
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2153Powers of commissioner
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2153-AConfidentiality of certain information
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2154Regulations
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2155Prohibitions
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2155-AProhibitions and penalties
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2156Adulteration
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2157Misbranded food
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2158Addition of certain substances limited
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2158-AFood, food additives and food products containing hemp not adulterated
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2158-BFood, food additives and food products containing adult use cannabis not adulterated
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2159Articles detained, embargoed and condemned
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2160Notice
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2161Storage and transportation of frozen foods
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2162Packing of food; permit; inspection
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2163Sale of horsemeat prohibited
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2164Access to buildings
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2165Injunctions
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2166Penalties
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2167License required
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2168Fees
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2169Issuance of licenses
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2170Exception
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2171Licensing conditions
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2172Fines and penalties
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2173Sale of smoked alewives
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2174Sale of baked goods at farmers' markets
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2175Maine Wild Mushroom Harvesting Certification Program
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