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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 69: INTOXICATION › 17 §2003-A. Public drinking

§2003-A. Public drinking
1.  Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Authorized person" means a person having a relationship to the premises, which is unique and not shared by the general public. With respect to property owned by another, it includes a tenant, custodian or night watchman. With respect to publicly-owned property, it includes police officers and other public employees charged with the responsibility of maintaining or protecting public property.   [PL 1981, c. 418, §2 (NEW).]
B. "Liquor" means and includes any alcoholic, spirituous vinous, fermented or other alcoholic beverage, or combination of liquors and mixed liquors, intended for human consumption, which contains more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume.   [PL 1981, c. 418, §2 (NEW).]
C. "Open container" means not having a cap, stopper or other cover in place.   [PL 1981, c. 418, §2 (NEW).]
D. "Public place" means:
(1) A place owned or operated by a governmental entity to which the public at large or a substantial group has access, including but not limited to:
(a) Public ways as defined in Title 17‑A, section 505;
(b) Schools, government-owned custodial facilities;
(c) The lobbies, hallways, lavatories, toilets and basement portions of apartment houses, hotels, public buildings and transportation terminals; and
(d) Public beaches; and
(2) Private ways and parking areas, physically adjacent to public ways and designed primarily for vehicular traffic.   [PL 1987, c. 59 (AMD).]
[PL 1987, c. 59 (AMD).]
2.  Crime.
A person is guilty of public drinking if the person drinks liquor in any public place within 200 feet of a notice posted conspicuously in the public place by the owner or authorized person that forbids drinking in the public place or after being forbidden to do so personally by a law enforcement officer, unless the person has been given permission to do so by the owner or authorized person.
[PL 2001, c. 139, §1 (RPR).]
3.  Evidence.
The possession of an open container of liquor in a public place is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
[PL 1981, c. 418, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Violation.
Violation of this section is a Class E crime.
[PL 1985, c. 737, Pt. A, §39 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 418, §2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 474 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 737, §A39 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 59 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 157 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 139, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 658, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 69: INTOXICATION › 17 §2005. Law enforcement agency responsibilities

§2005. Law enforcement agency responsibilities
1.  Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Intoxicated" means the state of having a disturbed mental capacity resulting from the introduction of alcohol, drugs or similar substances into the body.   [PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
B. "Public intoxication" means the state of being intoxicated in a public place.   [PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
C. "Public place" has the same meaning as provided in section 2003‑A, subsection 1, paragraph D.   [PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Records.
A law enforcement agency shall keep records of all incidents of public intoxication that are reported in that law enforcement agency's jurisdiction.
[PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Reporting.
Beginning April 30, 1998 and monthly thereafter, each law enforcement agency shall submit a copy of its records of all known incidents of public intoxication to the Department of Public Safety. These records may not include individuals' names. Beginning June 30, 1998 and quarterly thereafter, the Department of Public Safety shall forward these records to the Department of Health and Human Services. The records must include at least the following information:
A. The number of reported cases of public intoxication;   [PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
B. The number of persons who are reported more than one time pursuant to paragraph A;   [PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
C. The number of persons voluntarily transported to a state-licensed treatment facility or shelter as a result of reported incidents of public intoxication;   [PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
D. The number of persons voluntarily transported to their residence or left with a family member or friend as a result of reported incidents of public intoxication; and   [PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
E. The number of intoxicated persons left at the scene of the reported incident or at another public place.   [PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. AA, §56 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 756, §1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. AA, §56 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 70: SALVIA DIVINORUM › 17 §2011. Definitions

§2011. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Minor.
"Minor" means a person who has not attained 18 years of age.
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Person.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership or unincorporated association.
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Salvia divinorum.
"Salvia divinorum" means the herb Salvia divinorum and includes Salvinorin A and Divinorin A.
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Transfer.
"Transfer" means to sell, furnish, give, lend, deliver or otherwise provide with or without consideration.
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 70: SALVIA DIVINORUM › 17 §2012. Unlawful transfer of Salvia divinorum to a minor

§2012. Unlawful transfer of Salvia divinorum to a minor
1.  Violation.
A person may not transfer Salvia divinorum to a minor.
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $1,500, plus court costs, must be adjudged for any one offense. The fine may not be suspended.
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Affirmative defense.
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of subsection 1 that the person transferred Salvia divinorum to a minor in reasonable reliance upon a fraudulent proof of age presented by the minor.
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 70: SALVIA DIVINORUM › 17 §2013. Unlawful possession or use of Salvia divinorum by a minor

§2013. Unlawful possession or use of Salvia divinorum by a minor
1.  Violation.
A minor may not:
A. Purchase, possess or use Salvia divinorum;   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
B. Violate paragraph A after having previously violated this subsection; or   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
C. Violate paragraph A after having previously violated this subsection 2 or more times.   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Penalty.
A minor who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which the following penalties apply.
A. For a violation of subsection 1, paragraph A, a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $300 may be imposed. The judge, as an alternative to or in addition to the fine permitted by this paragraph, may assign the minor to perform specified work for the benefit of the State, a municipality or other public entity or a charitable institution.   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
B. For a violation of subsection 1, paragraph B, a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500 may be imposed. The judge, as an alternative to or in addition to the fine permitted by this paragraph, may assign the minor to perform specified work for the benefit of the State, a municipality or other public entity or a charitable institution.   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
C. For a violation of subsection 1, paragraph C, a fine of $500 must be imposed and that fine may not be suspended. The judge, in addition to the fine required by this paragraph, may assign the minor to perform specified work for the benefit of the State, a municipality or other public entity or a charitable institution.   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 70: SALVIA DIVINORUM › 17 §2014. Use of false identification by minors prohibited

§2014. Use of false identification by minors prohibited
1.  Use of false identification by minors prohibited.
A minor may not:
A. Offer false identification in an attempt to purchase Salvia divinorum;   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
B. Violate paragraph A after having previously violated this subsection; or   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
C. Violate paragraph A after having previously violated this subsection 2 or more times.   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Penalty.
A minor who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which the following penalties apply.
A. For a violation of subsection 1, paragraph A, a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $300 may be imposed. The judge, as an alternative to or in addition to the fine permitted by this paragraph, may assign the minor to perform specified work for the benefit of the State, a municipality or other public entity or a charitable institution.   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
B. For a violation of subsection 1, paragraph B, a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500 may be imposed. The judge, as an alternative to or in addition to the fine permitted by this paragraph, may assign the minor to perform specified work for the benefit of the State, a municipality or other public entity or a charitable institution.   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
C. For a violation of subsection 1, paragraph C, a fine of $500 must be imposed and that fine may not be suspended. The judge, in addition to the fine required by this paragraph, may assign the minor to perform specified work for the benefit of the State, a municipality or other public entity or a charitable institution.   [PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 120, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 71: KIDNAPPING (REPEALED) › 17 §2051. Definition; jurisdiction and consent (REPEALED)

§2051. Definition; jurisdiction and consent
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 347, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 71: KIDNAPPING (REPEALED) › 17 §2051-A. Firearm (REPEALED)

§2051-A. Firearm
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §12 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 71: KIDNAPPING (REPEALED) › 17 §2052. Shipmasters carrying apprentices and minors out of State (REPEALED)

§2052. Shipmasters carrying apprentices and minors out of State
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 347, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2101. Definition of larceny (REPEALED)

§2101. Definition of larceny
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 36 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2103. Larceny of dwelling house by night or breaking and entering (REPEALED)

§2103. Larceny of dwelling house by night or breaking and entering
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 77 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 641, §2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2106. Taking beasts or birds kept in confinement (REPEALED)

§2106. Taking beasts or birds kept in confinement
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2107. Embezzlement or fraudulent conversion; receiver liable (REPEALED)

§2107. Embezzlement or fraudulent conversion; receiver liable
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2108. Prosecution for embezzlement or conversion by cashier or other officer (REPEALED)

§2108. Prosecution for embezzlement or conversion by cashier or other officer
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2109. Larceny by one trusted with property; conversion by insurance agents (REPEALED)

§2109. Larceny by one trusted with property; conversion by insurance agents
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2109-A. Conversion of leased or rented goods (REPEALED)

§2109-A. Conversion of leased or rented goods
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 483 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2110. Larceny by trustee in trust receipt transaction (REPEALED)

§2110. Larceny by trustee in trust receipt transaction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2111. Larceny by officer, partner or agent of trustee in trust receipt transactions (REPEALED)

§2111. Larceny by officer, partner or agent of trustee in trust receipt transactions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 73: LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT (REPEALED) › 17 §2113. Theft of trade secrets (REPEALED)

§2113. Theft of trade secrets
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 343 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 258 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 79: LITTERING AND DUMPING › 17 §2251. Dumping litter on highways (REPEALED)

§2251. Dumping litter on highways
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 83 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 523 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 405, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 79: LITTERING AND DUMPING › 17 §2252. Depositing sawdust in highway

§2252. Depositing sawdust in highway
It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator, manager or employee of any mill used in the sawing of lumber to establish, locate or use the same within such proximity to any way of the State as to allow the sawdust therefrom to blow into such highway. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 for each offense.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 79: LITTERING AND DUMPING › 17 §2253. Out-of-state waste matter

§2253. Out-of-state waste matter
As used in this section, "waste matter" means garbage, refuse, solid or liquid waste, ashes, rubbish, industrial and commercial waste, and all other refuse of every description, whether loose, in containers, compacted, baled, bundled or otherwise.   [PL 1969, c. 570 (NEW).]
No person, firm, corporation or other legal entity shall deposit, or cause or permit to be deposited, any waste matter in any structure or on any land within the State, which waste matter originated outside the State.   [PL 1969, c. 570 (NEW).]
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the transportation of waste matter into the State for use as a raw material for the production of new commodities which are not waste matter as defined, or for use to produce energy for use or sale.   [PL 1975, c. 739, §2 (AMD).]
Whoever shall violate this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $2,000 for each violation. Each day that such violation continues or exists shall constitute a separate offense.   [PL 1969, c. 570 (NEW).]
The Superior Court, upon complaint of the Attorney General, the municipal officers of any municipality, or any local or state health officer, shall have jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of this section, and to enter decrees requiring the removal from the State of waste matter deposited in violation of this section. In any such civil proceeding, neither an allegation nor proof of unavoidable or substantial and irreparable injury shall be required to obtain a temporary restraining order or injunction, nor shall bond be required of the plaintiff; and the burden of proof shall be on the defendant to show that the waste matter involved originated within the State.   [PL 1969, c. 570 (NEW).]
The Legislature finding that waste matter of the nature hereinafter described poses no threat to the environment of this State, the provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit persons, firms, corporations and other legal entities now or previously depositing waste matter on property within the State owned on January 1, 1970 by them, which waste matter originates from property owned by them adjacent to the border of the State, from continuing to so deposit waste matter of the same nature as has been so deposited; except that this provision shall not apply to solid waste after December 31, 1971.   [PL 1969, c. 570 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 570 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 739, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2261. Title

§2261. Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Maine Litter Control Act."   [PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2262. Purposes

§2262. Purposes
It is declared and recognized that the proliferation and accumulation of litter discarded throughout this State endangers the free utilization and enjoyment of a clean and healthful environment by the people and constitutes a public health hazard; and recognizing that there has been a collective failure on the part of government, business and the public to accept, plan for and accomplish effective litter control, there is enacted the "Maine Litter Control Act."   [PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2264. Littering prohibited (REPEALED)

§2264. Littering prohibited
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 739, §§7,8 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 93, §1 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 36 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 97, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 820, §4 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 733, §4 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 837, §A44 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 349, §39 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 65, §A51 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 65, §§A153,C15 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 452, §I33 (RP). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2264-B. Penalty options

§2264-B. Penalty options
In addition to the fines imposed in section 2264‑A, subsections 1 and 1‑A, the court may order a person adjudicated to have violated section 2264‑A, subsection 1 or subsection 1‑A to:   [PL 2011, c. 208, §5 (AMD).]
1.  Removal of litter.
Remove the litter dumped in violation of section 2264‑A;
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §39 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Cost of cleanup.
Pay the owner of the property treble the owner's cost of clean up or removal of the litter;
[PL 1989, c. 820, §5 (NEW).]
3.  Damages.
Pay the person sustaining damages arising out of a violation of this subsection treble the actual damages or $200, whichever amount is greater, plus the injured party's court costs and attorney's fees if action results in a civil proceeding;
[PL 1989, c. 820, §5 (NEW).]
4.  Public service.
Perform public service relating to the removal of litter, or to the restoration of an area polluted by litter, dumped in violation of section 2264‑A; and
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §39 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
5.  License suspension.
Surrender the person's motor vehicle operator's license, a license or permit issued to that person under Title 12, Part 13, subpart 4 or a recreational vehicle registration or certificate issued to that person under Title 12, Part 13, subpart 6 for a period not exceeding 30 days. The court may suspend an operator's license for any violation of section 2264‑A, subsection 1 or subsection 1‑A that involves the use of a motor vehicle.
[PL 2011, c. 208, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 820, §5 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §§I38,39 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 651, §21 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 424, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 208, §§5, 6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2264-C. Forfeiture

§2264-C. Forfeiture
All conveyances, including aircraft, watercraft, vehicles, vessels, containers or cranes that are used, or attempted to be used, to dump more than 1,000 pounds or more than 100 cubic feet of litter in violation of section 2264-A are subject to forfeiture as provided in Title 15, chapter 517.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §40 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 820, §5 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §I40 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2265. Littering from vehicle prohibited; penalties (REPEALED)

§2265. Littering from vehicle prohibited; penalties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 739, §§9,10 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 93, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 564, §83 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 820, §6 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2266. Spillage from vehicle or trailer prohibited (REPEALED)

§2266. Spillage from vehicle or trailer prohibited
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 235, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 739, §11 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 93, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 820, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2267. Littering from watercraft prohibited; penalties (REPEALED)

§2267. Littering from watercraft prohibited; penalties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 739, §§12,12-A (AMD). PL 1977, c. 93, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 820, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2268. Enforcement

§2268. Enforcement
Every law enforcement officer in the State, including but not limited to State Police, county sheriffs and their deputies, municipal police, wardens of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, wardens of the Department of Marine Resources, rangers of the Bureau of Forestry and liquor inspectors of the Department of Public Safety shall have authority to enforce this chapter.   [PL 1975, c. 739, §13 (RPR); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
Political subdivisions of the State may offer rewards for information which lead to the conviction of violators of this chapter.   [PL 1975, c. 739, §13 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 460, §18 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 513, §22 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 537, §20 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 739, §13 (RPR). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2269. Litter receptacles; selection and placement (REPEALED)

§2269. Litter receptacles; selection and placement
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 622, §60 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 235, §4 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 739, §14 (RPR). PL 1985, c. 108, §7 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §H4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §I41 (RP). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2270. Responsibility for maintenance of litter receptacles

§2270. Responsibility for maintenance of litter receptacles
Responsibility for the removal of litter from litter receptacles placed at parks, beaches, campgrounds, trailer parks and other publicly owned public places shall remain upon those state and local agencies performing litter removal, and removal of litter from litter receptacles placed upon privately owned public places shall remain the responsibility of the owner of said premises.   [PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2271. Local regulations

§2271. Local regulations
Municipalities of this State may adopt more stringent ordinances, laws or regulations dealing with subject matter of this chapter. Any less restrictive ordinances, laws or regulations now in effect dealing with the subject matter of this chapter and the minimum standards which it establishes are declared invalid and of no force and superseded by this chapter on September 23, 1971.   [PL 1971, c. 622, §61 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 622, §61 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2272. Promiscuous dumping prohibited

§2272. Promiscuous dumping prohibited
No person shall deposit household garbage, leaves, clippings, prunings or gardening refuse in any litter receptacle.   [PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW).]
Persons violating the provisions of this section are liable for the same penalties as provided for violation of section 2264-A.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §43 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §I43 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2273. Penalty warning signs

§2273. Penalty warning signs
Within the limits of its budget, the Department of Transportation may erect one sign within each 100 miles of state highway mileage in each county, warning motorists of the penalties for littering or asking for their cooperation in keeping the highways clean. One such sign shall be located within a reasonable distance of all state highway entry points into this State from other states or countries. If the state highway leads to or from an international border crossing point, the sign shall be bilingual.   [PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2274. Fines, distribution

§2274. Fines, distribution
All fines levied and collected for violations of this chapter shall be distributed as follows:   [PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW).]
If the fine resulted from a complaint by a law officer of a state agency which receives a major share of its financial support from dedicated revenue, the fine, less court costs, shall be reimbursed to that agency; or   [PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW).]
If the fine resulted from a complaint of a law officer of a state agency supported primarily by a General Fund appropriation, the fine, less court costs, shall be reimbursed to the department to be used in an anti-litter educational program and shall be in addition to other General Fund money appropriated for that purpose.   [PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. B, §13 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 878, §B13 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2275. Driver license and registration procedures

§2275. Driver license and registration procedures
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall include a summary of this chapter with each reregistration and new vehicle operator license issued.   [PL 1991, c. 837, Pt. A, §45 (AMD).]
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall include a summary of this chapter in the next revision and printing of the driver license information materials.   [PL 1991, c. 837, Pt. A, §45 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 878, §B14 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 837, §A45 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 80: LITTER CONTROL › 17 §2276. Local regulations (REPEALED)

§2276. Local regulations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. A, §22 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 81: LOTTERIES › 17 §2304. Conduct of contests and games by retailers (REPEALED)

§2304. Conduct of contests and games by retailers
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 416, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 22 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 81: LOTTERIES › 17 §2305. Multi-level distributorships, pyramid clubs, etc., declared a lottery; prohibited; penalties

§2305. Multi-level distributorships, pyramid clubs, etc., declared a lottery; prohibited; penalties
The organization of any multi-level distributorship arrangement, pyramid club or other group, organized or brought together under any plan or device whereby fees or dues or anything of material value to be paid or given by members thereof are to be paid or given to any other member thereof who has been required to pay or give anything of material value for the right to receive such sums, with the exception of payments based exclusively on sales of goods or services to persons who are not participants in the plan and who are not purchasing in order to participate in the plan, which plan or device includes any provision for the increase in such membership through a chain process of new members securing other new members and thereby advancing themselves in the group to a position where such members in turn receive fees, dues or things of material value from other members, is declared to be a lottery, and whoever shall organize or participate in any such lottery by organizing or inducing membership in any such group or organization shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.   [PL 1971, c. 312 (NEW).]
A violation of this section shall constitute a violation of Title 5, chapter 10, Unfair Trade Practices Act.   [PL 1971, c. 312 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 312 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 81: LOTTERIES › 17 §2306. Exemptions; lotteries

§2306. Exemptions; lotteries
Any person, firm, corporation, association or organization licensed or registered by the Gambling Control Unit as provided in chapter 62 or authorized to conduct a raffle without registering as provided in section 1837-A, is exempt from the application of this chapter insofar as the possession of raffle tickets, gambling apparatus and implements of gambling that are permitted within the scope of the license or registration, and all persons are exempt from this chapter insofar as gambling or possession of raffle tickets is concerned, if the gambling and possession is in connection with a game of chance operated in accordance with chapter 62 or a raffle conducted without a registration as authorized by section 1837-A.   [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §31 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 735, §6 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 424, §6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §A46 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. B, §9 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §31 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 82: MACHINE GUNS (REPEALED) › 17 §2323. Right to possess, carry or transport (REPEALED)

§2323. Right to possess, carry or transport
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 347, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §13 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 82: MACHINE GUNS (REPEALED) › 17 §2324. Confiscation and seizure (REPEALED)

§2324. Confiscation and seizure
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 347, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §13 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 82: MACHINE GUNS (REPEALED) › 17 §2325. Forfeiture proceedings (REPEALED)

§2325. Forfeiture proceedings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 347, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §13 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 1: PUBLIC UTILITIES › 17 §2351. Injury to public and utility properties generally (REPEALED)

§2351. Injury to public and utility properties generally
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 1: PUBLIC UTILITIES › 17 §2352. Tapping or interfering with water pipes (REPEALED)

§2352. Tapping or interfering with water pipes
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 1: PUBLIC UTILITIES › 17 §2353. Injury or interference with gas, electric or water equipment (REPEALED)

§2353. Injury or interference with gas, electric or water equipment
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 1: PUBLIC UTILITIES › 17 §2354. Injury or interference with telegraph or telephone lines (REPEALED)

§2354. Injury or interference with telegraph or telephone lines
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 2: RAILROADS › 17 §2401. Tampering with railroad car

§2401. Tampering with railroad car
Whoever willfully, mischievously or maliciously breaks the seal upon any freight car, or breaks and enters any railroad car, locomotive or work equipment on any railroad in the State, or destroys, injures, defiles or defaces any railroad car, locomotive or work equipment on any railroad in the State, or mischievously or maliciously releases the brakes upon, moves or sets in motion any railroad car, locomotive or work equipment on the track or sidetrack of any railroad in the State, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, and shall be liable to the corporation injured in a civil action for the amount of injury so done.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 2: RAILROADS › 17 §2402. Removal of packing or bearings from journal boxes

§2402. Removal of packing or bearings from journal boxes
Whoever willfully and maliciously takes or removes or attempts to take or remove the lubricating pads, the waste or packing, the friction bearing or the wedge from a journal box or boxes of a locomotive, engine, tender, carriage, coach, car, caboose or truck used or operated upon a railroad, whether operated by diesel or by steam engine or by electricity, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or by both.   [PL 1971, c. 187 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 187 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 2: RAILROADS › 17 §2403. Injury or destruction to baggage; jurisdiction (REPEALED)

§2403. Injury or destruction to baggage; jurisdiction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 3: SIGNS, MARKS AND MONUMENTS › 17 §2441. Removal or destruction of transit points or other markings (REPEALED)

§2441. Removal or destruction of transit points or other markings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 3: SIGNS, MARKS AND MONUMENTS › 17 §2442. Injuries to monuments, landmarks, guideposts and lights (REPEALED)

§2442. Injuries to monuments, landmarks, guideposts and lights
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2491. Injury to buildings, fixtures, goods or valuable papers; civil action for damages (REPEALED)

§2491. Injury to buildings, fixtures, goods or valuable papers; civil action for damages
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2492. Injury to books, pictures and statues (REPEALED)

§2492. Injury to books, pictures and statues
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2493. Injuring or tampering with vehicles or aircraft (REPEALED)

§2493. Injuring or tampering with vehicles or aircraft
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2493-A. Injuring or tampering with watercraft (REPEALED)

§2493-A. Injuring or tampering with watercraft
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 558, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2494. Throwing at transportation vehicles (REPEALED)

§2494. Throwing at transportation vehicles
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 220 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2495. Taking saddled or harnessed horse (REPEALED)

§2495. Taking saddled or harnessed horse
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2496. Driving nails or spikes into certain logs; civil action for damages (REPEALED)

§2496. Driving nails or spikes into certain logs; civil action for damages
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2497. Mooring watercraft to buoys or beacons; destruction of same

§2497. Mooring watercraft to buoys or beacons; destruction of same
1.  Mooring to buoy or beacon prohibited.
A person may not moor or make fast a vessel, boat, scow or raft to a buoy or beacon placed by the United States or this State in any of the navigable waters of this State. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of $50 may be adjudged.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §44 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Destruction of buoy or beacon.
A person may not intentionally or knowingly destroy a buoy or beacon placed by the United States or this State in any of the navigable waters of this State. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §44 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 452, §I44 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2498. Taking of watercraft, aircraft or draft animals; limitation (REPEALED)

§2498. Taking of watercraft, aircraft or draft animals; limitation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2499. Injuring or cutting loose booms, rafts, vessels or boats; civil action for damages

§2499. Injuring or cutting loose booms, rafts, vessels or boats; civil action for damages
Whoever willfully or maliciously, without consent of the owner, cuts away, lets loose, injures or destroys any boom, raft or logs or other lumber, or any vessel, gondola, scow or other boat fastened to any place, of which he is not the owner or legal possessor, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 and by imprisonment for less than one year; and shall be liable to the person injured in a civil action for double the damages by him sustained.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2501. Damages to fruit gardens; arrest of offenders (REPEALED)

§2501. Damages to fruit gardens; arrest of offenders
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2502. Injuring or destroying rhododendron and kalmia (REPEALED)

§2502. Injuring or destroying rhododendron and kalmia
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2503. Damage to trees, fences, gates, signs or produce (REPEALED)

§2503. Damage to trees, fences, gates, signs or produce
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2504. Wearing spiked boots and shoes in public places (REPEALED)

§2504. Wearing spiked boots and shoes in public places
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2505. Destroying notices regarding spiked shoes (REPEALED)

§2505. Destroying notices regarding spiked shoes
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2506. Advertising on fences and rocks

§2506. Advertising on fences and rocks
Whoever advertises his wares or occupation by painting notices of the same on, or affixing them to fences or other private property, or to rocks or other natural objects, without the consent of the owner in writing, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $20.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2507. Destruction of vending machines (REPEALED)

§2507. Destruction of vending machines
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 445 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2508. Usurpation of community antennae television system signals and injury to its equipment (REPEALED)

§2508. Usurpation of community antennae television system signals and injury to its equipment
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 383 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 83: MALICIOUS MISCHIEFS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 17 §2509. Tampering with passenger tramway

§2509. Tampering with passenger tramway
Whoever willfully breaks, injures or tampers with or removes part or parts of any tramway as defined in Title 32, section 15202, must be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.   [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. H, §6 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. H, §17 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 141 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 127, §121 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H6 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H17 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 85: MANSLAUGHTER (REPEALED) › 17 §2551-A. Armed with firearm (REPEALED)

§2551-A. Armed with firearm
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §13 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §15 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 87: MAYHEM (REPEALED) › 17 §2601-A. Firearm (REPEALED)

§2601-A. Firearm
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §14 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §15 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 87: MAYHEM (REPEALED) › 17 §2602. Assault with intent (REPEALED)

§2602. Assault with intent
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §15 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 499, §15 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 89: MURDER (REPEALED) › 17 §2652. Unlawful acts to railroad property causing death or injury (REPEALED)

§2652. Unlawful acts to railroad property causing death or injury
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §15 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 89: MURDER (REPEALED) › 17 §2656. Assault with intent (REPEALED)

§2656. Assault with intent
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §16 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 499, §15 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 91: NUISANCES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §2701. Action for damages caused by nuisance

§2701. Action for damages caused by nuisance
Any person injured in his comfort, property or the enjoyment of his estate by a common and public or a private nuisance may maintain against the offender a civil action for his damages, unless otherwise specially provided.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 91: NUISANCES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §2701-A. Action against insect infestation (REPEALED)

§2701-A. Action against insect infestation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 645 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 571, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 479 (RPR). PL 1993, c. 124, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 91: NUISANCES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §2701-B. Action against improper manure handling

§2701-B. Action against improper manure handling
The Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall investigate complaints of improper manure handling, including, but not limited to, complaints of improper storage or spreading of manure. If the commissioner is able to identify the source or sources of the manure and has reason to believe that the manure is a nuisance and the nuisance is caused by the use of other than best management practices for manure handling, the commissioner shall:   [PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).]
1.  Findings.
Determine the changes needed in manure handling to comply with best management practices for manure handling;
[PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD).]
2.  Conformance.
Require the person responsible to abide by the necessary changes determined in subsection 1 and determine if the changes have been made; and
[PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD).]
3.  Report.
Give the written findings of the initial investigation and any determination of compliance to the complainant and the person responsible.
[PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD).]
If the person responsible does not adopt best management practices for manure handling, the commissioner shall send a copy of the written report to the Department of Environmental Protection and refer the matter in writing to the Attorney General. The Attorney General may institute an action to abate a nuisance and the court may order the abatement with costs as provided under this chapter. If the commissioner, upon investigation, finds that the person responsible for the manure is following best management practices for manure handling, the commissioner shall advise the complainant and the person responsible in writing.   [PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD).]
Failure to apply best management practices in accordance with this section constitutes a separate civil violation for which a fine of up to $1,000, together with an additional fine of up to $250 per day for every day that the violation continues, may be adjudged.   [PL 2003, c. 283, §5 (NEW).]
The commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act for the interpretation and implementation of this section, including a definition of "best management practices for manure handling."   [PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD).]
If the commissioner finds that improper manure handling may have affected water quality and the person responsible does not adopt best management practices for manure handling, the commissioner shall advise the Commissioner of Environmental Protection that a potential water quality violation exists and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection may respond as appropriate.   [PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 836, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 548, §§A6,7 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 124, §2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 283, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).