Maine
Plain words from the rules on file. Last reviewed Not reviewed yet. Topics checked: 4. This is not legal advice.
Meat shares
State MPI program: Meat & Poultry
Federal custom exemption (9 CFR 303.1) applies; buy live-animal share before slaughter; meat Not for Sale; state specifics unverified
This is a share of a live animal, bought before slaughter and processed by a custom-exempt plant. Meat is marked Not for Sale and may not be resold or donated.
State-inspected meat may only be sold within this state unless the plant is federally inspected or in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.
Source: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/apply-grant-inspection/state-inspection-programs/states-and-without-inspection-programs www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/apply-grant-i
Raw milk and herd shares
The rules on file mark raw milk sales as allowed, with the limits in the summary.
Herd shares on file: no_law. A new herd-share listing is blocked. A raw milk sale is allowed, with the limits below.
Retail sale of raw milk and milk products is legal, but the products must be labeled as not pasteurized. Licenses are required for milk distributors (defined as any person who offers for sale or sells to another any milk or milk products in its final form), and permits are required for milk producer
Statute: ME Rev. Stat. Title 7, Pt. 7, Ch. 601: 7 M. R. S. A. §2910; 7 M.R.S.A. §2902-B; Title 22, Subtitle 2, Pt. 5, Ch. 562: 22 M.R.S.A. §2491
Source: https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw-milk-nation-interactive-map/ www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw-milk-nation-int
Farm visits
Your state may require a posted warning sign. Check your state's agritourism law.
On file: Yes (NALC list)
Source: https://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/articles/Agritourism-series-Immunity-laws.pdf nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads
Cottage food
Licensed home food producers; local food sovereignty ordinances (IJ B+ 77)
Source: https://ij.org/report/baking-bad-legal-barriers-for-starting-a-business-selling-homemade-food/ ij.org/report/baking-bad-legal-barriers-fo
CSA
unverified (no state CSA-specific rule found; federal SNAP 14-day rule applies)
A SNAP note is shown on a CSA only when that farm says it is SNAP-authorized. This market does not take SNAP online.
Rules vary by state; farms are responsible for following their state and local laws.