An Act To Ban the Use of Personal Watercraft on Lower Wilson Pond and Upper Wilson Pond
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0056
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: STEARNS, LYFORD
Amends: 12 MRSA §13071-A

Legislative Document
No. 56
H.P. 53
House of Representatives, January 9, 2019
An Act To Ban the Use of Personal Watercraft on Lower Wilson 
Pond and Upper Wilson Pond
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative STEARNS of Guilford.
Cosponsored by Representative: LYFORD of Eddington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13071-A, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§384 and affected by §422, is amended to read:
A.  A person may not operate a personal watercraft on:
(1)  Mud Pond, Oversett Pond, South Pond, Round Pond, Twitchell Pond, Hicks 
Pond, Indian Pond or Furlong Pond in the Town of Greenwood in Oxford 
County;
(2)  North Pond or Bryant Pond, also known as Christopher Lake, in the Town of 
Greenwood and the Town of Woodstock in Oxford County;
(3)  Concord Pond, Little Concord Pond or Shagg Pond in the Town of 
Woodstock in Oxford County;
(4)  Hamilton Pond in Bar Harbor in Hancock County;
(5)  Bog Lake or Horseshoe Lake in the Town of Northfield in Washington 
County;
(6)  Megunticook Lake in the Town of Camden and the Town of Hope in Knox 
County and the Town of Lincolnville in Waldo County;
(7)  Hobbs Pond, Fish Pond or Alford Lake in the Town of Hope in Knox 
County;
(8)  Norton Pond or Coleman Pond in the Town of Lincolnville in Waldo County;
(9)  Pitcher Pond in the Town of Lincolnville and the Town of Northport in 
Waldo County;
(10)  Torsey Lake in the Town of Mount Vernon and the Town of Readfield in 
Kennebec County;
(11)  Trickey Pond in the Town of Naples in Cumberland County;
(12)  Brandy Pond in the Town of Naples in Cumberland County between sunset 
and 9:00 a.m.;
(13)  Fulton Lake in the Town of Northfield in Washington County;
(14)  Knight Pond in the Town of Northport in Waldo County;
(15)  Moose Pond or Saturday Pond in the Town of Otisfield in Oxford County;
(16)  Tripp Pond, Upper Range Pond or Middle Range Pond in the Town of 
Poland in Androscoggin County;
(17)  Keewaydin Lake, Virginia Lake, Trout Pond, Weymouth Pond or Whitney 
Pond in the Town of Stoneham in Oxford County;
(18)  Lermond Pond in the Town of Union and the Town of Hope in Knox 
County;
(19)  Pocasset Lake or Pickerel Pond in the Town of Wayne in Kennebec County;
(20)  Androscoggin Lake in the Town of Wayne in Kennebec County and the 
Town of Leeds in Androscoggin County;
(21)  Little Cobbosseecontee Lake in the Town of Winthrop in Kennebec County;
(22)  Somes Pond in the Town of Mount Desert;
(23)  Long Pond in the Town of Mount Desert and the Town of Southwest 
Harbor;
(24)  Little Long Pond in the Town of Mount Desert;
(25)  Meetinghouse Pond, Big Pond, Wat Tuh Lake, Center Pond and Silver 
Lake, also known as Silver Pond, in the Town of Phippsburg in Sagadahoc 
County;
(26)  South Branch Lake in the Plantation of Seboeis and the Township of T2 R8 
NWP in Penobscot County;
(27)  Spring Lake in Spring Lake Township in Somerset County;
(28)  Kennebago Lake and Kennebago River in Davis Township and Stetsontown 
Township in Franklin County;
(29)  Nicatous Lake in the Townships of T40 MD, T41 MD and T3 ND in 
Hancock County;
(30)  Crystal Lake in the Town of Washington in Knox County;
(31)  Middle Branch Pond in the Town of Waterboro in York County;
(32)  Highland Lake or Woods Pond in the Town of Bridgton in Cumberland 
County if the personal watercraft is rented and does not display a decal 
identifying the rental agency that owns the personal watercraft; or
(33)  Lake St. George in the Town of Liberty.; or
(34)  Lower Wilson Pond in the Town of Greenville or Upper Wilson Pond in the 
Town of Greenville and Bowdoin College Grant West Township in Piscataquis 
County.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits the use of personal watercraft on Lower Wilson Pond in the Town 
of Greenville and Upper Wilson Pond in the Town of Greenville and Bowdoin College 
Grant West Township.