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Maine TDR Enabling Statute (Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 30-A, ch. 187, § 4328 (2003).)

Maine Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2805 (2005).)

Cape Elizabeth, ME: Local TDR Enabling Ordinance (Cape Elizabeth, Me., Zoning Ordinances § 19-7-3.)

Statistics
Farms	8,136
Land in farms (acres)	1,347,566
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000)	617,190
Agricultural land developed between 1982 and 2007 (acres)	75,500
Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and the 2007 National Resources Inventory

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Legislative Updates

Maine Legislative Document 363 (2011)

Sample Documents

Maine: Model Local Food and Community Self-Governance Ordinance

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Economic Impact of Maine Food System and Farm Vitality Policy Implications: A Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Second Regular Session of the 120th Maine Legislature

New England Beef-to-Institution Marketing Study

Cultivating Maine's Agricultural Future: A Guide for Towns, Land Trusts, and Farm Supporters

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