# Maine LD 2238: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 348: Exemption for On-farm Raising, Slaughter, and Processing of Less than 1,000 Ready-to-cook Whole Poultry, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Maine LD 2238, Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 348: Exemption for On-farm Raising, Slaughter, and Processing of Less than 1,000 Ready-to-cook Whole Poultry, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 159); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2238-132
- As of: 2026-10-18
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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2238
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 348: Exemption for On-farm Raising, Slaughter, and Processing of Less than 1,000 Ready-to-cook Whole Poultry, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-17
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 159
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORE, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORE - RULES
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maine authorizes exemption rule for poultry farms: benefit, low. Beginning April 13, 2026, Maine's agriculture department has authority to give final approval to Chapter 348. This rule concerns an exemption for on-farm raising, slaughter, and processing of fewer than 1,000 ready-to-cook whole poultry. The law authorizes final adoption but does not itself finaliz…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Actions (7)

- 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 159
- 2026-04-06: FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-17: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.On motion by Senator Talbot Ross of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Representative PLUECKER for the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072 and approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council, reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1513&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1513&item=1&snum=132)

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- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1513&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1513&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2238-132 (as of 2026-10-18).