An Act To Allow the Placement of Road Signs Advertising Events That Benefit Certain Organizations and Allow Free Admission to Military Personnel
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1608
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: CAMPBELL, BURNS, ALLEY, MAKER, TUELL, KATZ
Amends: 23 MRSA §1913-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1608 
H.P. 1096 
House of Representatives, February 25, 2016 
An Act To Allow the Placement of Road Signs Advertising Events 
That Benefit Certain Organizations and Allow Free Admission to 
Military Personnel 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CAMPBELL of Orrington. 
Cosponsored by Senator BURNS of Washington and 
Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, MAKER of Calais, TUELL of East Machias, Senator: 
KATZ of Kennebec. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation allows philanthropic and other similar organizations to 
erect signs in the public right-of-way announcing certain fund-raising events; and 
Whereas, some fund-raising events that benefit these organizations are held in late 
spring and early summer; and 
Whereas, the 90-day period may expire after these fund-raising events are held; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶¶J and K, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 529, 
§8, are amended to read: 
J.  Signs erected by a producer that direct travelers to the location where farm and 
food products, as defined in Title 7, section 415, subsection 1, paragraph B, are 
grown, produced and sold.  A producer that sells farm and food products from a 
location with frontage on a numbered state highway may not erect a sign pursuant to 
this paragraph adjacent to that highway.  A sign must be directional in nature, may 
not exceed 8 square feet in size and must be located within 5 miles of where the farm 
and food product is sold. A producer may not erect more than 4 signs pursuant to this 
paragraph, and the total number of signs erected by that producer pursuant to this 
paragraph and section 1911, subsection 2 may not exceed 6; and 
K.  Signs erected for a farmers' market, as defined in Title 7, section 415, subsection 
1, paragraph A, as long as the signs are directional in nature.  A farmers' market may 
not erect more than 4 signs pursuant to this paragraph, and the total number of signs 
erected by that farmers' market pursuant to this paragraph and section 1911, 
subsection 2 may not exceed 6.  A farmers' market may erect a banner over a public 
way if the farmers' market obtains municipal approval and complies with rules 
adopted pursuant to this chapter.; and 
Sec. 2.  23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶L is enacted to read: 
L.  Signs erected by a public, civic, philanthropic, charitable or religious organization 
announcing a fund-raising event for that organization at which active and retired 
military personnel and the families of military personnel are permitted entry free of 
charge. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a public, civic, philanthropic, charitable or religious organization to 
erect signs in the public right-of-way that announce a fund-raising event for that 
organization at which military personnel, active and retired, and the families of military 
personnel are permitted entry free of charge.