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[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY[/font]
Senator Paul T. Davis, Sr., Senate Chair, Representative Michelle Ann Dunphy, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Thursday, October 12, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 214
[font=font36821]Nominee:[/font] David C. Adams of Mapleton to the Board of Pesticides Control
The Board of Pesticides Control, established by 22 MRSA § 1471-B, has general responsibility for overseeing and regulating the proper sale and use of pesticides within the State. The Board approves licensing standards, classifies pesticides, adopts rules for safe storage and disposal, and hears violation complaints. The board consists of 7 members who serve 4-year terms. A more detailed description of the Board can be found at
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/22/title22ch258-Asec0.html
[font=font36821]Nominees:[/font] Honorable Gary W. Reed of Falmouth; Honorable Michael J. Timmons of Cumberland to the State Harness Racing Commission
The State Harness Racing Commission (8 MRSA §261-A) comprises 5 members who serve 3-year terms. The members must be appointed in such a manner as to provide broad geographic representation. The Commission is responsible for contracting for the services of qualified persons to serve as presiding and associate track judges as necessary to provide adequate policing and enforcement; for adopting rules for the holding, conducting and operating of all harness horse races or meets for public exhibition held in Maine, and for the operation of racetracks on which any such race or meet is held; and for contracting with or employing persons it deems necessary to carry out these responsibilities. A more detailed description of the Commission can be found at
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/8/title8sec261-A.html
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Legislative Information Office, 287-1692
Oct. 5, 2017
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