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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4457. Restrictions on persons raising, possessing or molesting traps (REPEALED)

§4457. Restrictions on persons raising, possessing or molesting traps
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4458. Hauling lobster pots at night (REPEALED)

§4458. Hauling lobster pots at night
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 327 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 341 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4459. Possession of egg-bearing lobsters (REPEALED)

§4459. Possession of egg-bearing lobsters
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 318, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4460. Unmarked lobster shipping containers (REPEALED)

§4460. Unmarked lobster shipping containers
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4461. Unmarked lobster and crab pots and traps (REPEALED)

§4461. Unmarked lobster and crab pots and traps
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 440, §7 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4462. Setting of traps near weirs (REPEALED)

§4462. Setting of traps near weirs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4463. Lobster traps on trawls; York County (REPEALED)

§4463. Lobster traps on trawls; York County
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4464. -- Saco Bay; Cumberland County (REPEALED)

§4464. -- Saco Bay; Cumberland County
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 342 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4465. -- Certain tidal waters (REPEALED)

§4465. -- Certain tidal waters
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 105 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4465-A. Hancock County (REPEALED)

§4465-A. Hancock County
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 321 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4466. Otter or beam trawls, seining or netting prohibited (REPEALED)

§4466. Otter or beam trawls, seining or netting prohibited
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 221 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 743, §§15-A (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4467. Labeling of shrimp (REPEALED)

§4467. Labeling of shrimp
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 125 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH › Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS › 12 §4468. Escape vents on lobster or crab traps (REPEALED)

§4468. Escape vents on lobster or crab traps
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 385, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4501. Prosecution by county attorney (REPEALED)

§4501. Prosecution by county attorney
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4502. Jurisdiction (REPEALED)

§4502. Jurisdiction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4503. Arrest (REPEALED)

§4503. Arrest
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 431, §7 (RPR). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4504. General Penalty (REPEALED)

§4504. General Penalty
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 318, §3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 743, §16 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP). PL 1977, c. 696, §157 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 127, §81 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4505. Violations by corporations; proceedings (REPEALED)

§4505. Violations by corporations; proceedings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 439, §10 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 78, §106 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 525, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4506. Certificate of commissioner or chief warden admissible in evidence (REPEALED)

§4506. Certificate of commissioner or chief warden admissible in evidence
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4507. Witness compelled to testify (REPEALED)

§4507. Witness compelled to testify
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4508. Recovery and disposition of fines, fees and forfeitures (REPEALED)

§4508. Recovery and disposition of fines, fees and forfeitures
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4509. State pays costs of imprisonment (REPEALED)

§4509. State pays costs of imprisonment
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 12 §4510. Fees and forms for libel proceedings (REPEALED)

§4510. Fees and forms for libel proceedings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 2: SEARCHES AND SEIZURES › 12 §4551. Boats, vehicles and persons to stop on request (REPEALED)

§4551. Boats, vehicles and persons to stop on request
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 431, §8 (RPR). PL 1969, c. 408, §7 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 301 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 318, §4 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 459, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 2: SEARCHES AND SEIZURES › 12 §4552. Seizure and disposition of equipment and species (REPEALED)

§4552. Seizure and disposition of equipment and species
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 431, §9 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 2: SEARCHES AND SEIZURES › 12 §4553. Report to commissioner (REPEALED)

§4553. Report to commissioner
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 417: REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES › Article 2: SEARCHES AND SEIZURES › 12 §4554. Search warrants and authority to search without one (REPEALED)

§4554. Search warrants and authority to search without one
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 431, §10 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4601. Purpose -- Article I

§4601. Purpose -- Article I
The purpose of this compact is to promote the better utilization of the fisheries, marine, shell and anadromous, of the Atlantic seaboard by the development of a joint program for the promotion and protection of such fisheries, and by the prevention of the physical waste of the fisheries from any cause. It is not the purpose of this compact to authorize the states joining herein to limit the production of fish or fish products for the purpose of establishing or fixing the price thereof, or creating and perpetuating monopoly.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4602. Entry into force -- article II

§4602. Entry into force -- article II
This agreement shall become operative immediately as to those states executing it whenever any 2 or more of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida have executed it in the form that is in accordance with the laws of the executing state and the Congress has given its consent. Any state contiguous with any of the aforementioned states and riparian upon coastal waters frequented by anadromous fish, flowing into coastal waters under the jurisdiction of any of the aforementioned states, may become a party hereto as provided.   [PL 1987, c. 513, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 513, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4603. Commission -- Article III

§4603. Commission -- Article III
Each state joining herein shall appoint 3 representatives to a commission constituted and designated as the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, as authorized by Title 5, section 12004‑K, subsection 6. One shall be the executive officer of the administrative agency of the state charged with the conservation of the fisheries resources to which this compact pertains or, if there be more than one officer or agency, the official of that state named by the governor thereof. The 2nd shall be a member of the legislature of the state designated by the commission or committee on interstate cooperation of that state, or if there be none, or if the commission on interstate cooperation cannot constitutionally designate the member, that legislator shall be designated by the governor thereof; provided, if it is constitutionally impossible to appoint a legislator as a commissioner from that state, the 2nd member shall be appointed by the governor of that state in that governor's discretion. The 3rd shall be a citizen who shall have a knowledge of and interest in the marine fisheries problem to be appointed by the governor. This commission shall be a body corporate with the powers and duties set forth herein.   [PL 1989, c. 503, Pt. B, §57 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 812, §79 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 503, §B57 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4604. -- powers and duties -- Article IV

§4604. -- powers and duties -- Article IV
The duty of the said commission shall be to make inquiry and ascertain from time to time such methods, practices, circumstances and conditions as may be disclosed for bringing about the conservation and the prevention of the depletion and physical waste of the fisheries, marine, shell and anadromous, of the Atlantic seaboard. The commission shall have power to recommend the coordination of the exercise of the police powers of the several states within their respective jurisdictions to promote the preservation of those fisheries and their protection against overfishing, waste, depletion or any abuse whatsoever and to assure a continuing yield from the fisheries resources of the aforementioned states.
To that end the commission shall draft and, after consultation with the advisory committee hereinafter authorized, recommend to the governors and legislatures of the various signatory states legislation dealing with the conservation of the marine, shell and anadromous fisheries of the Atlantic seaboard. The commission shall, more than one month prior to any regular meeting of the legislature in any signatory state, present to the governor of the state its recommendations relating to enactments to be made by the legislature of that state in furthering the intents and purposes of this compact.
The commission shall consult with and advise the pertinent administrative agencies in the states party hereto with regard to problems connected with the fisheries and recommend the adoption of such regulations as it deems advisable.
The commission shall have power to recommend to the states party hereto the stocking of the waters of such states with fish and fish eggs or joint stocking by some or all of the states party hereto and when 2 or more of the states shall jointly stock waters the commission shall act as the coordinating agency for such stocking.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4605. -- officers -- Article V

§4605. -- officers -- Article V
The commission shall elect from its number a chair and a vice-chair and shall appoint and at its pleasure remove or discharge such officers and employees as may be required to carry this compact into effect and shall fix and determine their duties, qualifications and compensation. The commission shall adopt rules for the conduct of its business and may establish and maintain one or more offices for the transaction of its business and may meet at any time or place but must meet at least once a year.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §15 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §15 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4606. -- voting -- Article VI

§4606. -- voting -- Article VI
No action shall be taken by the commission in regard to its general affairs except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole number of compacting states present at any meeting. No recommendation shall be made by the commission in regard to any species of fish except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the compacting states which have an interest in such species. The commission shall define what shall be an interest.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4607. Research; advisory committee -- Article VII

§4607. Research; advisory committee -- Article VII
The Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior of the Government of the United States shall act as the primary research agency of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission cooperating with the research agencies in each state for that purpose. Representatives of the said Fish and Wildlife Service shall attend the meetings of the commission.
An advisory committee to be representative of the people who fish commercially, the salt water anglers and such other interests of each state as the commission considers advisable must be established by the commission as soon as practicable for the purpose of advising the commission upon recommendations it desires to make.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §16 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §16 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4608. Participation limited -- Article VIII

§4608. Participation limited -- Article VIII
When any state other than those named specifically in Article II of this compact shall become a party thereto for the purpose of conserving its anadromous fish in accordance with Article II the participation of such state in the action of the commission shall be limited to such species of anadromous fish.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4609. Rights preserved -- Article IX

§4609. Rights preserved -- Article IX
Nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit the powers of any signatory state or to repeal or prevent the enactment of any legislation or the enforcement of any requirement by any signatory state imposing additional conditions and restrictions to conserve its fisheries.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4610. Continued absence -- Article X

§4610. Continued absence -- Article X
Continued absence of representation or of any representative on the commission from any state party hereto shall be brought to the attention of the governor thereof.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4611. Annual appropriation -- Article XI

§4611. Annual appropriation -- Article XI
The states party hereto agree to make annual appropriations to the support of the commission in proportion to the primary market value of the products of their fisheries, exclusive of cod and haddock, as recorded in the most recent published reports of the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior, provided no state shall contribute less than $200 per year and the annual contribution of each state above the minimum shall be figured to the nearest $100.
Budgets shall be recommended by a majority of the commission and the cost thereof allocated equitably among the states in accordance with their respective interests and submitted to the compacting states.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4612. Renunciation -- Article XII

§4612. Renunciation -- Article XII
This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each compacting state until renounced by it. Renunciation of this compact must be preceded by sending 6 months' notice in writing of intention to withdraw from the compact to the other states party hereto.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 1: COMPACT › 12 §4613. Regulations; withdrawal -- Article XIII

§4613. Regulations; withdrawal -- Article XIII
The State of Maine enters into an amendment of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact with any one or more of the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and such other states as may become party to that compact for the purpose of permitting the states that ratify this amendment to establish joint regulations of specific fisheries common to those states through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and their representatives on that body. Notice of intention to withdraw from this amendment shall be executed and transmitted by the Governor and shall be in accordance with Article XII, which shall be effective as to this State with those states which similarly ratify this amendment. The states consenting to this amendment agree that any 2 or more of them may designate the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission as a joint regulatory agency with such powers as they may jointly confer from time to time for the regulation of the fishing operations of the citizens and vessels of such designating state with respect to specific fisheries in which such states have a common interest. The representatives of such states on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission shall constitute a separate section of such commission for the exercise of the additional powers so granted provided that the states so acting shall appropriate additional funds for this purpose. The creation of such section as a joint regulatory agency shall not deprive the states participating therein of any of their privileges or powers or responsibilities in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission under the general compact.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 2: PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPACT › 12 §4651. Ratification

§4651. Ratification
The Governor of this State is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of the State of Maine with any one or more of the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and with such other states as may enter into the compact, legally joining therein in the form substantially as in this chapter.   [PL 1965, c. 425, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 425, §8 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 2: PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPACT › 12 §4652. Commissioners; vacancies; term; removal

§4652. Commissioners; vacancies; term; removal
In pursuance of Article III of the compact there are 3 members, in this subchapter called "commissioners," of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, in this subchapter called "commission," from the State of Maine. The first commissioner from the State of Maine must be the Commissioner of Marine Resources of the State of Maine ex officio, and the term of any such ex officio commissioner must terminate at the time that commissioner ceases to hold the office of Commissioner of Marine Resources and that commissioner's successor as commissioner must be that commissioner's successor as Commissioner of Marine Resources. The 2nd commissioner from the State of Maine must be a Legislator appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Legislator appointed as the 2nd commissioner serves until the end of the term of the Legislature in which that person was appointed or until replaced by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Governor shall appoint a citizen as a 3rd commissioner who must have a knowledge of and interest in the marine fisheries problem. The term of that commissioner is 3 years and that commissioner holds office until a successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies occurring in the office of that commissioner for any reason or cause must be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term. The Commissioner of Marine Resources as ex officio commissioner may delegate, from time to time, to any deputy or other subordinate in that commissioner's department or office the power to be present and participate, including voting as that commissioner's representative or substitute at any meeting of or hearing by or other proceeding of the commission. The terms of each of the initial 3 members begin at the date of the appointment of the appointive commissioner, provided the compact must then have gone into effect in accordance with Article II of the compact; otherwise the terms begin upon the date upon which the compact becomes effective in accordance with Article II.   [PL 1993, c. 707, Pt. EE, §1 (AMD).]
Any commissioner may be removed from office by the Governor upon charges and after a hearing.
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 513, §22 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 771, §154 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 707, §EE1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 2: PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPACT › 12 §4653. Powers

§4653. Powers
There is granted to the commission and the commissioners thereof all the powers provided for in the said compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular. All officers of the State of Maine are authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular, it being declared to be the policy of the State of Maine to perform and carry out the said compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of and in the State Government or administration of the State of Maine are authorized and directed at convenient times and upon request of the said commission to furnish the said commission with information and data possessed by them or any of them and to aid said commission by loan of personnel or other means lying within their legal rights respectively.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 2: PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPACT › 12 §4654. -- supplemental nature

§4654. -- supplemental nature
Any powers herein granted to the commission shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case a limitation upon any of the powers vested in said commission by other laws of the State of Maine or by the laws of the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida or by the Congress or the terms of said compact.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 2: PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPACT › 12 §4655. Accounts

§4655. Accounts
The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements and shall report to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Maine on or before the 10th day of December in each year, setting forth in detail the transactions conducted by it during the 12 months preceding December 1st of that year and shall make recommendations for any legislative action deemed by it advisable, including amendments to the statutes of the State of Maine which may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of the compact between the signatory states.
The State Auditor of the State of Maine is authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements and such other items referring to its financial standing as such auditor may deem proper and to report the results of such examination to the Governor.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 419: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT › Subchapter 2: PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPACT › 12 §4656. Appropriation

§4656. Appropriation
Any money appropriated by the Legislature for the expenses of the commission must be paid out of the State Treasury on the audit and warrant of the State Controller, upon vouchers certified by the chair of the commission in the manner prescribed by law.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §17 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §17 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 420: SEAFOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTION PROGRAM (REPEALED) › 12 §4681. Purpose (REPEALED)

§4681. Purpose
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 249 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 784, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 434, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 420: SEAFOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTION PROGRAM (REPEALED) › 12 §4682. Department of Marine Resources; powers and duties (REPEALED)

§4682. Department of Marine Resources; powers and duties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 249 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 784, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 434, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 420: SEAFOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTION PROGRAM (REPEALED) › 12 §4683. Commissioner; powers and duties (REPEALED)

§4683. Commissioner; powers and duties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 249 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 784, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 434, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 420: SEAFOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTION PROGRAM (REPEALED) › 12 §4684. Application (REPEALED)

§4684. Application
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 249 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 784, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 4: MARINE RESOURCES › Chapter 420: SEAFOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTION PROGRAM (REPEALED) › 12 §4685. Labeling (REPEALED)

§4685. Labeling
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 249 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 434, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › 12 §4701. Procedure; hearing (REPEALED)

§4701. Procedure; hearing
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 348 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 379, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 336, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §§11,17 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 256 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 595, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › 12 §4702. Permits (REPEALED)

§4702. Permits
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 348 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 379, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 336, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §§11,17 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 595, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › 12 §4703. Unorganized territory; 2 or more municipalities (REPEALED)

§4703. Unorganized territory; 2 or more municipalities
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 348 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 595, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › 12 §4704. Appeal (REPEALED)

§4704. Appeal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 348 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 379, §5 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 336, §6 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 595, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › 12 §4705. Wetlands Control Board (REPEALED)

§4705. Wetlands Control Board
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 348 (NEW). PL 1967, c. 544, §32 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 379, §6 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 336, §7 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §§4,17 (RP). PL 1975, c. 595, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › 12 §4706. Application (REPEALED)

§4706. Application
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 348 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 618, §§11,17 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 595, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › 12 §4707. Exemptions (REPEALED)

§4707. Exemptions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 348 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 618, §§11,17 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 595, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › 12 §4708. Exception (REPEALED)

§4708. Exception
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 348 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 379, §7 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 336, §8 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 595, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › 12 §4709. Violation (REPEALED)

§4709. Violation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 348 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 379, §8 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 336, §§9,10 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 595, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › Subchapter 2: ZONING › 12 §4751. Purpose (REPEALED)

§4751. Purpose
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 541 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 330, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › Subchapter 2: ZONING › 12 §4752. Definition (REPEALED)

§4752. Definition
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 541 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 770, §71 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 330, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › Subchapter 2: ZONING › 12 §4753. Administration (REPEALED)

§4753. Administration
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 541 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 618, §§5,17 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 330, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › Subchapter 2: ZONING › 12 §4754. Orders (REPEALED)

§4754. Orders
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 541 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 330, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › Subchapter 2: ZONING › 12 §4755. Hearing (REPEALED)

§4755. Hearing
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 541 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 618, §§6,17 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 537, §17 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 330, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › Subchapter 2: ZONING › 12 §4756. Recording (REPEALED)

§4756. Recording
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 541 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 330, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › Subchapter 2: ZONING › 12 §4757. Appeal procedure (REPEALED)

§4757. Appeal procedure
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 541 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 770, §72 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 771, §155 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 300, §4 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 694, §276 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 141, §B11 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 330, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 5: WETLANDS › Chapter 421: WETLANDS › Subchapter 2: ZONING › 12 §4758. Violation; penalty (REPEALED)

§4758. Violation; penalty
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 541 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 300, §5 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 330, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4801. Not served by public sewer or water supply (REPEALED)

§4801. Not served by public sewer or water supply
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 365, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 532, §§1,2,9 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 411, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4801-A. Single family residential; smaller lots (REPEALED)

§4801-A. Single family residential; smaller lots
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 532, §§3, 9 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 411, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4801-B. Definitions (REPEALED)

§4801-B. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 532, §§3, 9 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 411, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4802. Multiple and clustered unit housing; lot size (REPEALED)

§4802. Multiple and clustered unit housing; lot size
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 365, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 532, §§4, 9 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 411, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4803. Lesser size lot (REPEALED)

§4803. Lesser size lot
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 365, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 532, §§4, 9 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 411, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4804. Exemption (REPEALED)

§4804. Exemption
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 365, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 532, §§5, 9 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 622, §49 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 411, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4804-A. Appeal (REPEALED)

§4804-A. Appeal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 532, §§6, 9 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 411, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4805. Charge for services of department (REPEALED)

§4805. Charge for services of department
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 365, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 532, §§7, 9 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 411, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4806. Penalty (REPEALED)

§4806. Penalty
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 365, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 532, §§8, 9 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 411, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423-A: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4807. Definitions

§4807. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings.   [PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Multiple unit housing.
"Multiple unit housing" shall mean a structure or structures located on a single lot, which structures are designed or used to house 2 or more families.
[PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
1-A.  Engineered disposal system.
"Engineered disposal system" means a subsurface wastewater disposal system designed, installed and operated as a single unit to treat and dispose of at least 2,000 gallons of wastewater per day or a system designed to be capable of treating wastewater with significantly high 5-day biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solid concentrations.
[PL 2003, c. 308, §1 (NEW).]
1-B.  First-time subsurface waste disposal system.
"First-time subsurface waste disposal system" means the first subsurface waste disposal system designed to serve a specific structure.
[PL 2003, c. 308, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Other land use activity.
"Other land use activity" includes any commercial or industrial uses or combination of such uses.
[PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Person.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, municipality, quasi-municipal corporation, state or federal agency or any other legal entity.
[PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Single family residential unit.
"Single family residential unit" means any structure of any kind, including mobile homes, used or designed to house a single family, and shall include those structures used permanently and seasonally.
[PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
5.  Subsurface waste disposal.
"Subsurface waste disposal" means any system for disposing of wastes or waste waters on or beneath the surface of the earth including, but not limited to, holding ponds, surface spraying, septic tanks, drainage fields and wells, but shall not include any discharge or the waste treatment system related thereto licensed under Title 38, section 413 or any discharge into a municipal or quasi-municipal sewer system.
[PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
6.  Waste.
"Waste" means any liquefied sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, chemical, biological or radiological materials, human body wastes, or any other refuse or effluent in a liquid form generated from domestic, commercial or industrial activities, except any wastes containing insufficient liquid to be free flowing and wastes generated from agricultural activities or animal husbandry.
[PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 308, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423-A: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4807-A. Minimum lot size required

§4807-A. Minimum lot size required
In all areas of the State, notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law or regulation, no person shall:   [PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
1.
Dispose of waste from any single family residential unit by means of subsurface waste disposal unless such lot of land on which such single family residential unit is located contains at least 20,000 square feet; and if the lot abuts a lake, pond, stream, river or tidal area, it shall further have a minimum frontage of 100 feet on such body of water;
[PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
2.
Dispose of wastes by means of subsurface waste disposal from any multiple unit housing or any other land use activity which may generate wastes in excess of the waste disposal requirements of normal single family residential units, unless such multiple unit housing or other land use activity is located on a lot of a size and minimum frontage which is greater than the requirements stated in subsection 1 in the same proportion as the actual waste disposal requirements of the multiple unit housing or other land use activities is greater than that of a single family residential unit. For purposes of computing such proportions, the amount of sewage generated by and the waste disposal requirement of such activities or land uses shall be deemed to be:
A. Single family residential unit, 300 gallons per day;   [PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
B. Multiple unit housing, 120 gallons per bedroom;   [PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
C. Other land use activity, actual measurement or computation of waste generated or likely to be generated.   [PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423-A: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4807-B. Approval of smaller lots

§4807-B. Approval of smaller lots
1.  Approval by local plumbing inspector.
A lot of less than the size required in section 4807-A may be used for subsurface waste disposal if approved in writing by the local plumbing inspector for the municipality or unorganized territory, as long as:
A. The applicant has submitted a current application for subsurface wastewater disposal, or the equivalent, pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services;   [PL 2003, c. 308, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
B. The subsurface waste disposal meets the criteria for first-time subsurface waste disposal systems as adopted by rule by the Department of Health and Human Services without requiring a variance; and   [PL 2003, c. 308, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
C. The subsurface waste disposal is not an engineered disposal system.   [PL 2003, c. 308, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2003, c. 308, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
2.  Approval by Department of Health and Human Services.
A lot that does not meet the criteria listed in subsection 1 may be used for subsurface waste disposal if the subsurface waste disposal is in compliance with the rules regarding subsurface waste disposal adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services and is approved in writing by the Department of Health and Human Services.
[PL 2003, c. 308, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
3.  Review fee.
The Department of Health and Human Services or the municipality or unorganized territory may charge a review fee not to exceed $50.
[PL 2003, c. 308, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 481, §A21 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 308, §2 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423-A: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4807-C. Approval of lesser frontage

§4807-C. Approval of lesser frontage
A lot of less than the frontage required in section 4807-A may be used for subsurface waste disposal if approved in writing by the Department of Human Services. Approval must be granted if the applicant for approval demonstrates to the Department of Human Services that such frontage will not cause such lot to be of such configuration as to prevent compliance with the standards in section 4807-B, or not otherwise present any harm to public health, safety or general welfare.   [PL 1991, c. 824, Pt. A, §20 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 481, §A22 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 824, §A20 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423-A: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4807-D. Exemptions

§4807-D. Exemptions
This chapter as to the use of a lot for single family residential purposes shall not apply to any lot which prior to January 1, 1970, was specifically described as an identifiable and separate lot either in the instrument conveying such lot to the then owner or in a valid and enforceable agreement for purchase and sale or was shown on a plan recorded in accordance with law, prior to January 1, 1970; provided that contiguous lots in the same ownership on or after October 3, 1973 shall be considered as one lot for the purposes hereof.   [PL 1973, c. 651 (NEW).]
This chapter shall not apply to any structure in existence and in place on or before October 3, 1973, which then or theretofore disposed of wastes by means of subsurface waste disposal; except that no person shall reduce the size of the lot upon which such structure is located to a size or frontage less than that allowed by section 4807-A unless permitted pursuant to section 4807-B.   [PL 1973, c. 651 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 651 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 6: REALTY SUBDIVISIONS › Chapter 423-A: MINIMUM LOT SIZE › 12 §4807-E. Appeal (REPEALED)

§4807-E. Appeal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 411, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 300, §6 (RP).