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  • Celeste Poulin
    Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry
    Quality Assurance and Regulations
    28 State House Station
    Augusta, ME 04333
    T: 207-764-2115
    E: celeste.poulin@maine.gov


The following responses are provided by the Maine Department of Agriculture in regard to general questions about the Maine State Seed Law.

ARBITRATION:
- Does your state offer "Seed Arbitration" as a part of your seed law, or as a separate law?
Answer = NO

PRE-EMPTION LEGISLATION:
- Does your state have “pre-emption” legislation to restrict local political subdivisions from regulating seed?
Answer = NO

VARIETY LABELING:
Does your state seed law require "mandatory" variety labeling for agricultural crop kinds?
Answer = NO