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12 ME Rev Stat § 8829 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 1: COMMERCIAL STANDARD FOR MAINE WHITE-CEDAR SHINGLES|12 §8829. Area coverage (REPEALED)

 §8829. Area coverage (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 13, §1 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8830 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 1: COMMERCIAL STANDARD FOR MAINE WHITE-CEDAR SHINGLES|12 §8830. Labeling (REPEALED)

 §8830. Labeling (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 13, §1 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8831 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 1: COMMERCIAL STANDARD FOR MAINE WHITE-CEDAR SHINGLES|12 §8831. Registration (REPEALED)

 §8831. Registration (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 13, §1 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8832 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 1: COMMERCIAL STANDARD FOR MAINE WHITE-CEDAR SHINGLES|12 §8832. Grading and reinspection (REPEALED)

 §8832. Grading and reinspection (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §F38 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 13, §1 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8833 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 1: COMMERCIAL STANDARD FOR MAINE WHITE-CEDAR SHINGLES|12 §8833. Penalties and revocation (REPEALED)

 §8833. Penalties and revocation (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 547, §B31 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 13, §1 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8841 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 2: TRANSPORTATION OR CUTTING OF CHRISTMAS TREES|12 §8841. Definitions

 §8841. Definitions For the purpose of this Article the following terms shall have the following meanings.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]1.  Christmas tree.  "Christmas tree" means any species of coniferous tree severed from the stump and cut for commercial purposes as a Christmas tree.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).] 2.  Evergreen boughs.  "Evergreen boughs" means boughs or tips of all species of coniferous trees cut for commercial purposes.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).] 3.   [PL 1983, c. 507, §1 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 507, §1 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8842 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 2: TRANSPORTATION OR CUTTING OF CHRISTMAS TREES|12 §8842. Owner's permission required (REPEALED)

 §8842. Owner's permission required (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 507, §2 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §F39 (RP). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8843 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 2: TRANSPORTATION OR CUTTING OF CHRISTMAS TREES|12 §8843. Forgery

 §8843. Forgery Every permit, bill of sale, port of entry statement, or other written document specified in this Article shall be deemed to be a written instrument subject to the laws relating to forgery.   [PL 1983, c. 507, §2 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 507, §2 (RPR).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8844 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 2: TRANSPORTATION OR CUTTING OF CHRISTMAS TREES|12 §8844. Seizure or attachment

 §8844. Seizure or attachment Any officer authorized to make inspections, investigations or arrests under this Article may seize and hold Christmas trees or evergreen boughs until proof of ownership has been established. If no proof of ownership has been established, the officer shall try to determine where those trees or boughs were cut and notify the landowner. If the owner does not want the trees or boughs, or ownership cannot be determined, the State may dispose of them and any money derived from the disposition of the trees and boughs shall be paid to the landowner, if his identity can be established and, otherwise, to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the General Fund.   [PL 1983, c. 507, §2 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 507, §2 (RPR).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8845 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 2: TRANSPORTATION OR CUTTING OF CHRISTMAS TREES|12 §8845. Federal quarantine regulations

 §8845. Federal quarantine regulations Compliance with this Article does not relieve or exempt from legal responsibility any person from compliance with the federal regulations concerning any quarantine law.   [PL 1983, c. 507, §2 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 507, §2 (RPR).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8846 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 2: TRANSPORTATION OR CUTTING OF CHRISTMAS TREES|12 §8846. Trees from out-of-state (REPEALED)

 §8846. Trees from out-of-state (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 507, §3 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8847 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 2: TRANSPORTATION OR CUTTING OF CHRISTMAS TREES|12 §8847. Enforcement agencies

 §8847. Enforcement agencies State police, county sheriffs, municipal law enforcement officers, state forest rangers and game wardens are authorized to make inspections, investigations, arrests and disposals of trees and boughs under this Article.   [PL 1983, c. 507, §4 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 507, §4 (RPR).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8848 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 2: TRANSPORTATION OR CUTTING OF CHRISTMAS TREES|12 §8848. Registration (REPEALED)

 §8848. Registration (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 507, §5 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8849 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 2: TRANSPORTATION OR CUTTING OF CHRISTMAS TREES|12 §8849. Penalty (REPEALED)

 §8849. Penalty (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 507, §6 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §F41 (RP). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8860 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 3: FORESTRY SUPERVISION OF BIOMASS FUEL WOOD HARVESTING|12 §8860. Purpose (REPEALED)

 §8860. Purpose (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 286 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 555, §9 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8861 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 3: FORESTRY SUPERVISION OF BIOMASS FUEL WOOD HARVESTING|12 §8861. Definitions (REPEALED)

 §8861. Definitions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 286 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 502, §B14 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 555, §9 (RP). PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §36 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8862 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 3: FORESTRY SUPERVISION OF BIOMASS FUEL WOOD HARVESTING|12 §8862. Certification of harvest required (REPEALED)

 §8862. Certification of harvest required (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 286 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 555, §9 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8863 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 3: FORESTRY SUPERVISION OF BIOMASS FUEL WOOD HARVESTING|12 §8863. Sample forms (REPEALED)

 §8863. Sample forms (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 286 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 555, §9 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 8864 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT|Subchapter 3: REGULATION|Article 3: FORESTRY SUPERVISION OF BIOMASS FUEL WOOD HARVESTING|12 §8864. Repeal (REPEALED)

 §8864. Repeal (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 286 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 749, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 555, §9 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9301 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 1: DUMPS|12 §9301. Hazard clearance

 §9301. Hazard clearance Any municipal or private dump within the State established and maintained for the disposal of solid waste, as defined in Title 38, section 1303, which might facilitate either the origin or spread of forest fires shall be operated under the following preventive measures: A strip 10 feet wide cleared to mineral soil shall be constructed on all sides of the dump; a water supply, the suitability of which shall be determined by the forest ranger and town forest fire warden, may be substituted for the cleared strip along any portion of the perimeter; and all grass, weeds, slash, brush and debris and other inflammable material shall be removed for a distance of 100 feet in all directions outside the cleared mineral soil strip. Live trees need not be removed, except that green branches of conifers and dead branches of all trees shall be pruned to a height of 10 feet above the ground. Dead snags of all trees shall be removed. During periods of high forest fire hazard if a municipal dump is burning, municipal officers shall maintain a watchkeeper at such dumps and owners and operators of private dumps shall do the same.   [PL 1989, c. 174, §4 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 174, §4 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9302 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 1: DUMPS|12 §9302. Closing

 §9302. Closing A municipal or private dump within the State not carrying out this subchapter shall be posted as "Closed to Dumping" by the town forest fire warden, or the director. Thereafter no person shall deposit refuse of any kind within, along the road leading to, or on land adjacent to such closed dump.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9303 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 1: DUMPS|12 §9303. Deposits on other's land forbidden

 §9303. Deposits on other's land forbidden No person shall deposit refuse of any kind on land not his own without the consent of the owner or the public authority having custody or maintenance responsibility of such land.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9304 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 1: DUMPS|12 §9304. Loss of state reimbursement

 §9304. Loss of state reimbursement Any municipality in which a municipal dump has been posted "Closed to Dumping" as set forth in this subchapter, which continues to permit dumping therein, shall, during that period, lose the benefits of state reimbursement of forest fire suppression costs on fires which escape from such dump as provided by section 9204 up to an amount equal to 1% of the state valuation of the municipality.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9321-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 2: OUT-OF-DOOR FIRES|12 §9321-A. Possession and production of permit required; violation

 §9321-A. Possession and production of permit required; violation 1.  Possession and production of permit in organized territory.  Any person, firm or corporation that engages in out-of-door burning in any municipality, plantation or village corporation as permitted by this article shall possess the permit at the scene of the burning and shall produce the permit on the demand of authorized persons, including fire chiefs, town forest fire wardens or their designated agents, state forest rangers, municipal code enforcement officers and any law enforcement officer as defined in Title 17-A. A person, firm or corporation that is issued an electronic permit pursuant to section 9326 or section 9327 may produce the permit on an electronic device.   [PL 2017, c. 449, §2 (AMD).] 2.  Violation.  Any person, firm or corporation which violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $100 may be adjudged.   [PL 1987, c. 618, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 618, §2 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 512, §3 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 449, §2 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9322 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 2: OUT-OF-DOOR FIRES|12 §9322. Permits in the unorganized territory

 §9322. Permits in the unorganized territory 1.  Permits.  No person may kindle or use an out-of-door fire in the unorganized territory unless a permit has been obtained from the director. The director may issue a permit on lands of another unless the majority ownerships of the land have withdrawn permission in writing to the director.   [PL 1983, c. 556, §13 (AMD).] 2.  Exemptions.  This section does not apply to the use of portable stoves which are fueled by propane gas, gasoline or sterno; to recreational fires kindled when the ground is covered with snow; or to residential use of outdoor grills and fireplaces for recreational purposes, such as preparing food.   [PL 1989, c. 174, §6 (AMD).] 3.  Resident guides.  Upon application, the Director of the Bureau of Forestry may issue a statewide yearly permit for out-of-door fires to resident guides licensed by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The director may restrict the scope of a permit to correspond with the classification of the guide license. Use of the permit is conditional upon the permittee:   A. Possessing a valid guide license;   [PL 1993, c. 555, §2 (NEW).]B. Complying with any landowner campfire restrictions;   [PL 1993, c. 555, §2 (NEW).]C. Complying with applicable out-of-door burning laws; and   [PL 1993, c. 555, §2 (NEW).]D. Complying with out-of-door fire restrictions established by the director for the area in which and the time during which fires are made.   [PL 1993, c. 555, §2 (NEW).]The director shall revoke the permit of any person who violates any condition or restriction established by this subsection. The director is not required to comply with the provisions of Title 4, chapter 5 or Title 5, chapter 375 in revoking a permit under this subsection.   [PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §33 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §80 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).] 4.  Saco River Corridor.  For the purpose of issuing permits under this section, the lands within Oxford County within the Saco River Corridor, so designated by Private and Special Law 1973, chapter 150, as amended, shall be subject to the same requirements and procedures as lands within the unorganized territory.   [PL 1983, c. 556, §14 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 663, §71 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 698, §81 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 556, §§13,14 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 108, §6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 174, §6 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 555, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B33 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9323 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 2: OUT-OF-DOOR FIRES|12 §9323. Slash and brush permits

 §9323. Slash and brush permits 1.  Prohibition.  No person shall kindle or use a fire for clearing land or burning logs, stumps, roots, brush, slash, fields of grass, pasture or blueberry lands without a permit from the director.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).] 2.  Jurisdiction.  The requirement for a permit under this section shall apply statewide.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9326 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 2: OUT-OF-DOOR FIRES|12 §9326. Electronic issuance of permits

 §9326. Electronic issuance of permits The Director of the Bureau of Forestry shall develop or cause to be developed a system to electronically issue permits for burning in all areas of the State using a publicly accessible site on the Internet.   [PL 2013, c. 35, §1 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]The system developed under this section for electronically issuing permits must provide a fire warden with the ability to change the criteria for issuing a permit in a municipality except for times when the director imposes more restrictive criteria or a ban on the issuance of permits.   [PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. U, §2 (NEW).]A person may apply for a permit to burn using the Internet or as otherwise provided in this article. When a person applies for and is issued a permit electronically pursuant to this section, a fee may not be charged.   [PL 2021, c. 414, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 12, §U2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 35, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2017, c. 449, §3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 414, §1 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9327 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 2: OUT-OF-DOOR FIRES|12 §9327. Private party burn permit software

 §9327. Private party burn permit software The Director of the Bureau of Forestry shall allow a municipality to use burn permit software acquired from a private party to establish a publicly accessible online system to issue a permit to burn pursuant to section 9325 if the issuance of a permit to burn using the private party burn permit software is in accordance with the criteria in section 9321.   [PL 2017, c. 449, §4 (NEW).]1.  Approval.  The Director of the Bureau of Forestry shall approve private party burn permit software within 10 business days after a vendor or owner of a private party burn permit software system submits a request for review of the software to the director if the software submitted meets the requirements of this section and there are fewer than 2 private party burn permit software programs approved and in use pursuant to this section.   [PL 2017, c. 449, §4 (NEW).] 2.  Limit on private party burn permit software.  No more than 2 private party burn permit software programs may be approved and in operation in the State.   [PL 2017, c. 449, §4 (NEW).] 3.  Notification.  If the Director of the Bureau of Forestry does not approve the private party burn permit software that has been submitted for review under subsection 1, the director shall notify the vendor or owner of the private party burn permit software in writing of the reasons why the software has not been approved.   [PL 2017, c. 449, §4 (NEW).] 4.  Appeal.  A denial of approval of a private party burn permit software system is a final agency action that may be appealed in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7.   [PL 2017, c. 449, §4 (NEW).] 5.  Fee.  If a person uses private party burn permit software to apply for a permit to burn, that person may not be charged a fee for the permit.   [PL 2017, c. 449, §4 (NEW).] 6.  Private party burn permit software charge.  A vendor or owner of a private party burn permit software system may charge a municipality for use of private party burn permit software approved under subsection 1.   [PL 2021, c. 414, §2 (AMD).] 7.  Application for burn permit not using private party burn permit software.  A person may not be required to apply for a permit to burn using private party burn permit software, but may apply as otherwise provided in this article.   [PL 2017, c. 449, §4 (NEW).] 8.  Rules.  The Director of the Bureau of Forestry may adopt rules relating to private party burn permit software requirements. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2017, c. 449, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 449, §4 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 414, §2 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9331 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 3: DISPOSAL OF SLASH|12 §9331. Slash defined

 §9331. Slash defined For the purposes of this Part "slash" is defined as branches, bark, tops, chunks, cull logs, uprooted stumps and broken or uprooted trees and shrubs left on the ground as a result of logging, right-of-way construction or maintenance and land clearance.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 9332 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 11: FORESTRY|Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL|Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING|Article 3: DISPOSAL OF SLASH|12 §9332. Disposal along highways

 §9332. Disposal along highways A stumpage owner, operator, landowner or agent who cuts or causes or permits to be cut any forest growth on lands that are within or border the right-of-way of a public highway within the State shall dispose of the slash that is within the right-of-way or within 50 feet of the nearer side of the shoulder of the right-of-way as provided in this section.   [PL 1999, c. 332, §1 (RPR).]1.  Slash may not remain.  Except as provided in this section, slash may not remain on the ground within the right-of-way or within 50 feet of the nearer side of the shoulder of the right-of-way.   [PL 1999, c. 332, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Slash with diameter of 3 inches or less.  Slash with a diameter of 3 inches or less must be hauled away, burned or chipped.   [PL 1999, c. 332, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Slash more than 3 inches in diameter.  Slash that is more than 3 inches in diameter must be removed or limbed and placed on the ground surface so that the pieces are separated and not piled one piece over another. Usable timber products generated from right-of-way maintenance may be piled within the right-of-way but must be removed within 30 days.   [PL 1999, c. 332, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 332, §1 (RPR).