38 M.R.S. § 1771 Definitions

• Library: Maine Revised Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 486
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 38 M.R.S. § 1771

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [ 2009, c. 516, § 1 (NEW) .]

1.Brand. "Brand" means a name, symbol, word or mark that identifies a product, rather than its components, and attributes the product to the owner of the brand.

[ 2009, c. 516, § 1 (NEW) .]

1-A. Covered entity. "Covered entity" means a household in this State, a business or nonprofit organization in this State exempt from taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3) that employs 100 or fewer individuals, an elementary school in this State or a secondary school in this State.

2.Producer. "Producer" means a person that:

A. Has legal ownership of the brand of a product sold in or into the State; [ 2009, c. 516, § 1 (NEW) .]

B. Imports a product branded by a person that meets the requirements of paragraph A and has no physical presence in the United States; or [ 2009, c. 516, § 1 (NEW) .]

C. Sells a product in the State at wholesale or retail, does not have legal ownership of the brand of the product and elects to fulfill the responsibilities of the producer for that product. [ 2009, c. 516, § 1 (NEW) .]

[ 2009, c. 516, § 1 (NEW) .]

3.Product. "Product" means an item intended for sale within the State that is identified pursuant to section 1772 as appropriate for a product stewardship program.

[ 2009, c. 516, § 1 (NEW) .]

4.Product category. "Product category" means a group of similar products designated pursuant to section 1772 for the purpose of establishing product stewardship programs.

[ 2009, c. 516, § 1 (NEW) .]

5.Product stewardship. "Product stewardship" means a producer's taking responsibility for managing and reducing the life-cycle impacts of the producer's product, from product design to end-of-life management.