2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 103: PRODUCTS CONTROLLED
7 §1053. De minimus possession and venue
Part 2: MARKETING, GRADING AND LABELING
Subchapter 11-A: GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANTS AND SEEDS
§1053. De minimus possession and venue
1. De minimus possession. If a genetically engineered product in which a manufacturer has rights is possessed by a farmer or found on the property owned or occupied by the farmer and the presence of the product is either de minimus or not intended by the farmer, the farmer is not liable for breach of a seed contract nor for any damages claimed by the manufacturer.
[ 2007, c. 602, §5 (NEW) .]
2. Venue. An infringement case brought against a grower who does not have a current technology use agreement with a manufacturer must be brought in a venue where the farmer resides or where the disputed crop was grown.
[ 2007, c. 602, §5 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
2007, c. 602, §5 (NEW).
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