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Maine's Constitutional Amendment Regarding the Right to Food

RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to Food
"This constitutional resolution declares that all individuals have a natural, inherent and
34 unalienable right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own
35 choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being."

VIRGINIA PARKER and JOEL PARKER, Plaintiffs, v. JUDY A. CAMUSO, in her official capacity as COMMISSIONER OF THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
In November 2021, Maine voters enshrined the unalienable Constitutional right to harvest
food, superseding the old religious ban on Sunday hunting that previously prevented the
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife from issuing permits to hunt on Sundays.

Maine Law Gives Local Control Over Local Foods, Food Safety
July 14, 2017 • By Lori Valigra
Forrager Cottage Food Community - Maine
"Maine has had their “home food manufacturing” law in place since 1980, and it is still being used today."
Food Sovereignty in Maine Maine’s 2017 food sovereignty law does not impact farmers’ markets
"An Act to Recognize Local Control Regarding Food Systems, LD725, took effect on November 1, 2017. LD725 applies to sales conducted at farms and homes (i.e. where the food was produced) in towns that have formally declared food sovereignty."