01-001 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
SUMMARY: The standards of quality for Maine consumer grades for shell eggs, Grade AA, Grade A, and Grade B that are or may be established by the Commissioner, shall apply to all shell eggs sold or offered for sale. The final determination of the grades shall be made by candling.
1 OFFICIAL STANDARDS
- 7 M.R.S.A. §631-A authorizes the Commissioner (of Agriculture), "...after holding public hearing, to establish and promulgate official definitions and standards and sizes for grading or classifying, packaging and labeling eggs and to change such official standards from time to time. Such official standards and sizes shall not be lower in their requirements than the minimum requirements and official standards and sizes for corresponding grades or classifications as promulgated from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, commonly known as U.S. Grades." The Commissioner hereby incorporates by reference as the standards for grading of Maine eggs the U.S. Standards, Grades, and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs of the U.S.D.A. Agricultural Marketing Service, effective June 30, 1975.
AUTHORITY: 7 MRSA §631-A
EFFECTIVE DATE:
1973 and June 30, 1975
RE-ADOPTED:
August 22, 1979
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):
May 4, 1996
CONVERTED TO MS WORD:
May 13, 2008
CORRECTIONS:
February, 2014 – agency names, formatting
CONVERTED DOCUMENT TO AN UPDATED VERSION OF WORD:
April 21, 2026
APAO ACCESSIBILITY CHECK (Word):
April 21, 2026