Maine Code § 7-121

1. Establishment. The department of the University of Maine System known and designated as
the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, referred to in this section as the "station," established at the
University of Maine at Orono in connection with the university and under the direction of the university,
the director and the Board of Agriculture, for the purpose of carrying into effect an Act of the Congress
of the United States, approved March 2, 1887, to establish agricultural experiment stations in
connection with the colleges established in the several states under an Act approved July 2, 1862, and
of the Acts supplementary thereto, must be maintained in accordance with the purposes for which it
was originally established.
[PL 1997, c. 711, §3 (NEW).]
2. Director. The President of the University of Maine at Orono, in consultation with the Board of
Agriculture, shall appoint for a term of 5 years the Director of the Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station, referred to in this section as the "director." After the term has expired, the director is eligible
for reappointment. The director may be removed by the President of the University of Maine at Orono,
in consultation with the Board of Agriculture, for cause. The director shall work with the Board of
Agriculture to oversee the work of the university faculty at the station. The director of the station is
the executive and administrative officer of the station and shall exercise supervision, direction and
control over the station in accordance with the programs and policies of the University of Maine System
and those established by the Board of Agriculture.
[PL 1997, c. 711, §3 (NEW).]

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