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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 2: DETECTION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8202. Information and recommendations

§8202. Information and recommendations
1.  Resources.
The director shall maintain sufficient resources, including research materials and technical expertise, within the limits of available funds, in order that the bureau may:
A. Respond to requests to identify forest insects and diseases of concern to landowners and municipalities;   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
B. Determine the severity of forest insect or disease problems;   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
C. Provide advice on control measures;   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
D. Refer individuals to other state or federal agencies for technical or financial assistance; and   [PL 2013, c. 37, §1 (AMD).]
E. [PL 2013, c. 37, §2 (RP).]
F. Respond to requests for information on insects, other than forest insects, including their identification and control.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2013, c. 37, §§1, 2 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
2.  Results of investigations.
The director shall provide the results of any investigation completed pursuant to this section or section 8201 to the affected landowner and municipality.
[PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 37, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 3: SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES › 12 §8301. Emergencies

§8301. Emergencies
Responsibility for control of forest insect and disease outbreaks shall, in all but emergencies, rest with the owners of the property whether private or public.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
Emergencies, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be so considered when, in the opinion of the director, the infestation or disease is likely to kill or seriously injure trees in large numbers, or is so localized that immediate control will prevent a large possible outbreak, or is of recent foreign origin.   [PL 1987, c. 183, §2 (AMD).]
In emergencies, the director may enter into agreement with municipal officials to pay up to 1/2 the cost of control if state funds are available for this purpose. Whenever the State does contribute funds for this purpose, it shall have the authority to determine the control methods to be used. The State may make similar agreements with groups of private owners if the project is approved by municipal officials.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
In an emergency, control measures may be done directly by the State or may be done on a contract basis with responsible private companies or individuals.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 183, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 3: SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES › 12 §8302. Locally requested control work

§8302. Locally requested control work
Whenever any municipality shall appropriate or raise a sum of money and shall pay the same into the State Treasury for the purpose of controlling, within its borders, a forest insect or disease declared a public nuisance pursuant to section 8303, the director shall cause the amount to be expended in the municipality, together with such sum as may be determined by the director from the state appropriation made therefor. If the director finds it to be unnecessary or impracticable to expend the entire amount or any part thereof during the year following the payment to the Treasurer of State, the unexpended proportion shall be reimbursed to the municipality.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 3: SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES › 12 §8303. Declared a public nuisance (REPEALED)

§8303. Declared a public nuisance
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 183, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 3: SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES › 12 §8304. Control measures; protest

§8304. Control measures; protest
Any public agency or group of owners carrying on or planning control measures may appeal to the director for permission to carry out the project in case the owner or owners of property in or adjacent to the control area refuses to do control work or to allow control work to be done on their property. The director may, after careful inspection and survey has shown an emergency exists according to the requirements of section 8301, grant authority for control measures to be carried out on the protestors' lands.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 3: SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES › 12 §8305. Shipment prohibited

§8305. Shipment prohibited
The director may prohibit, prevent or regulate the entry into or movement within the State of any plants of the genus Ribes or other nursery or wilding plants, stock or parts of plants or wood or wood products that may cause the introduction or spread of a dangerous forest insect or disease. The director may issue orders, permits and notices necessary to carry out this section. Orders, permits and notices issued under this section do not require or constitute an adjudicatory proceeding under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.   [PL 2009, c. 585, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 585, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 3: SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES › 12 §8306. Authority to quarantine and destroy pest host material

§8306. Authority to quarantine and destroy pest host material
1.  Quarantines.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director may establish by rule a quarantine to restrict or prohibit the transportation within, into or from the State or any portion of the State of any forest or shade tree or part of any forest or shade tree, including, but not limited to, logs, bark, branches, seeds or scion material, or alternate host materials capable of supporting a disease or insect infestation when the following conditions are met:
A. The director finds that there exists within the State or in any other state, country or province a plant disease caused by a plant pathogen not native to the State or an infestation of insects not native to the State that, in the opinion of the director, is likely to kill or seriously injure forest or shade trees in large numbers; and   [PL 2001, c. 547, §1 (NEW).]
B. A quarantine to protect against the plant disease or insect infestation has not been established by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States or is not in effect.   [PL 2001, c. 547, §1 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).]
[PL 2013, c. 196, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Rulemaking.
The director shall adopt rules to establish:
A. Quarantines as needed and authorized under subsection 1; and   [PL 2001, c. 547, §1 (NEW).]
B. A process for the seizure, inspection, destruction or other mitigation of any forest or shade tree or any material that:
(1) Exists within the State and harbors a plant pathogen or insect that is the subject of a quarantine;
(2) Is in proximity to a tree or material that exists within the State and harbors a plant pathogen or insect that is the subject of a quarantine; or
(3) Is transported into the State in violation of a quarantine established by the director, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.   [PL 2013, c. 196, §2 (RPR).]
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II‑A.
[PL 2013, c. 196, §2 (AMD).]
3.  Salvage of condemned material.
Prior to ordering the destruction of forest or shade trees or parts of forest or shade trees, the director shall consult with the landowner and the person owning stumpage rights to determine if there are methods of destruction that allow recovery of the value or a portion of the value of the condemned material and effectively safeguard the forest resource.
[PL 2001, c. 547, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 547, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV). PL 2013, c. 196, §§1, 2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 3: SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES › 12 §8307. Penalties

§8307. Penalties
1.  Civil violation.
A person who violates a rule adopted pursuant to section 8306 or a condition or term of an order, permit or notice issued by the director or the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in accordance with section 8305 commits a civil violation.
[PL 2019, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Penalty.
Except as provided in subsection 3, the following penalties apply to violations of this section.
A. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 may be adjudged for each day of that violation.   [PL 2019, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
B. A person who violates this section after having been adjudicated of a violation of this section within the previous 5-year period commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,000 may be adjudged for each day of that violation.   [PL 2019, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Economic benefit.
If the economic benefit resulting from a violation under subsection 1 exceeds the applicable penalties under subsection 2, the maximum fines may be increased. The maximum fine may not exceed an amount equal to twice the economic benefit resulting from the violation. The court shall consider as economic benefit, without limitation, the costs avoided or the enhanced value accrued at the time of the violation by the violator as a result of not complying with the applicable legal requirements.
[PL 2019, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Costs permitted.
In any action or proceeding brought by the Attorney General under this section, the court may award litigation costs, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees and reasonable expert witness fees, to be deposited in the General Fund if the State or any of its officers or agencies is a prevailing party in the action or proceeding and the defendant's defense was not substantially justified. For the purposes of this subsection, a defense is substantially justified if the defense had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time it was raised.
[PL 2019, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 595, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 3-A: BROWNTAIL MOTH CONTROL › 12 §8321. Browntail moth control

§8321. Browntail moth control
1.  Program.
The bureau shall administer a program to assist a government entity or nonprofit organization, upon application by that government entity or nonprofit organization to the bureau, with the control of browntail moths. This program must include the provision of resources, which may include resources for the mechanical, cultural or chemical control of the browntail moths; education campaigns; and other activities to mitigate browntail moth populations.
[PL 2021, c. 727, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Rules.
The bureau shall adopt routine technical rules, as described in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A, to implement the provisions of this section.
[PL 2021, c. 727, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 727, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8401. Short title (REPEALED)

§8401. Short title
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8402. Legislative policy (REPEALED)

§8402. Legislative policy
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8403. Definitions (REPEALED)

§8403. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 517, §1 (AMD). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8404. Spruce Fir Forest Protection District (REPEALED)

§8404. Spruce Fir Forest Protection District
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 737, §3 (RPR). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8405. Funding (REPEALED)

§8405. Funding
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 737, §4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 517, §2 (AMD). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8406. Taxation (REPEALED)

§8406. Taxation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 737, §5 (RPR). PL 1981, c. 259, §1 (AMD). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8407. Designated spray areas (REPEALED)

§8407. Designated spray areas
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8407-A. Settlement corridors (REPEALED)

§8407-A. Settlement corridors
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §6 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8408. Automatic withdrawals (REPEALED)

§8408. Automatic withdrawals
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8409. Silvicultural treatment designation (REPEALED)

§8409. Silvicultural treatment designation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 470, §A30 (AMD). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8410. General conditions for withdrawals (REPEALED)

§8410. General conditions for withdrawals
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8411. Duties and authority of the Director of the Bureau of Forestry (REPEALED)

§8411. Duties and authority of the Director of the Bureau of Forestry
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 737, §7 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 259, §2 (AMD). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8412. Committee on Spruce Fir Silviculture (REPEALED)

§8412. Committee on Spruce Fir Silviculture
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8413. Rules relating to silviculture (REPEALED)

§8413. Rules relating to silviculture
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8414. Forest Insect Manager (REPEALED)

§8414. Forest Insect Manager
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8415. Service foresters (REPEALED)

§8415. Service foresters
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 737, §8 (RP). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8416. Other state and municipal agencies (REPEALED)

§8416. Other state and municipal agencies
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8417. Research (REPEALED)

§8417. Research
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 737, §9 (RPR). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8417-A. Technical programs (REPEALED)

§8417-A. Technical programs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §10 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8418. Appeals (REPEALED)

§8418. Appeals
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8419. Review (REPEALED)

§8419. Review
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §11 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4: SPRUCE BUDWORM SUPPRESSION ACT › 12 §8420. Repeal (REPEALED)

§8420. Repeal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §11A (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §8420 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8421. Short title

§8421. Short title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Maine Spruce Budworm Management Act."   [PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8422. Legislative policy

§8422. Legislative policy
The Legislature declares that it shall be the policy of the State to undertake a spruce budworm management program to minimize the short-term and long-term impacts of spruce budworm insect infestations upon the state's spruce and fir forests in accordance with the following policy objectives:   [PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW).]
1.  Supply of wood.
Monitoring the status of and reporting on the present and future supply of wood to support the long-term economic needs of the State and of its forest products industries;
[PL 2015, c. 314, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Development of program.
The development and utilization in both the public and private sectors of forest protection and management programs that are cost-effective, biologically sound and responsive to the public's environmental and health concerns;
[PL 2015, c. 314, §1 (AMD).]
3.  Reduction in use of insecticides.
The reduction in reliance upon the use of chemical insecticides in spruce budworm suppression programs;
[PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW).]
4.  Private efforts; pest management.
The encouragement of private efforts to undertake a variety of integrated pest management techniques that result in a long-term reduction in the vulnerability of the State's forests to spruce budworm infestation and loss;
[PL 2015, c. 314, §1 (AMD).]
4-A.  Presalvage and salvage harvesting.
The regulation of presalvage and salvage harvesting designed to reduce losses of timber while protecting public trust resources and supporting the protection of wildlife habitat through the retention of non-susceptible tree species where silviculturally and ecologically appropriate;
[PL 2015, c. 314, §2 (NEW).]
5.  Implementation.
The implementation of methods for determining private and public participation in spruce budworm management programs, including provision for voluntary participation in future insecticide spray projects;
[PL 2015, c. 314, §3 (AMD).]
6.  Regulatory review.
The provision for adequate regulatory review of any proposed insecticide spray projects by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control; and
[PL 2015, c. 314, §3 (AMD).]
7.  Management options.
The provision of management options for forest landowners designed to minimize impacts of spruce budworm infestation and loss.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 314, §§1-3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8423. Definitions (REPEALED)

§8423. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 278, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8423-A. Definitions

§8423-A. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1981, c. 278, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
[PL 1981, c. 278, §2 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).]
2.  Designated spray area.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §4 (RP).]
3.  Director.
"Director" means the Director of the Bureau of Forestry.
[PL 1981, c. 278, §2 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
4.  District.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §4 (RP).]
5.  Forest land owners.
"Forest land owners" means persons who own forest lands.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §5 (AMD).]
6.  Management program.
"Management program" means all activities undertaken by the Bureau of Forestry in connection with the short-term and long-term management of spruce budworm infestations, including, without limitation, any activities undertaken in connection with spruce budworm survey and detection activities, targeting silvicultural and integrated pest management programs, research, methods development and related activities and any involvement in any spray activities.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §6 (AMD).]
7.  Person.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other legal entity or any group of persons which acts as a tenancy in common or joint tenancy for ownership purposes and includes any government or any agency, bureau or commission thereof.
[PL 1981, c. 278, §2 (NEW).]
7-A.  Presalvage and salvage harvesting.
"Presalvage and salvage harvesting" means the harvesting of trees vulnerable to damage.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §7 (NEW).]
8.  Rebate.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §8 (RP).]
9.  Rule.
"Rule" means a duly-adopted regulation of general applicability promulgated by the Bureau of Forestry. These rules shall have the force and effect of law.
[PL 1981, c. 278, §2 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
10.  Spray program area.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §8 (RP).]
11.  Spray project.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §9 (RP).]
12.  Spruce budworm.
"Spruce budworm" means the insect of the species known as Choristoneura fumiferana, Clem., at any stage of its biological development.
[PL 1981, c. 278, §2 (NEW).]
13.  Spruce budworm timber harvesting standards.
"Spruce budworm timber harvesting standards" means standards for presalvage and salvage harvesting of spruce and fir stands vulnerable to and subject to spruce budworm damage.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §10 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 278, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§6, 7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2015, c. 314, §§4-10 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8423-B. Spruce Fir Forest Protection District (REPEALED)

§8423-B. Spruce Fir Forest Protection District
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 278, §3 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 314, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8424. Program planning

§8424. Program planning
1.  General authority.
In accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, the Bureau of Forestry, acting under the supervision of the director, may plan for and undertake activities related to spruce budworm management programs on behalf of the State.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §13 (AMD).]
2.  Application for spray project eligibility.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §14 (RP).]
3.  Effect of application.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §15 (RP).]
4.  Spray project designation.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §16 (RP).]
5.  General conditions for applications and requests.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §16 (RP).]
6.  Settlement corridors.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §17 (RP).]
7.  Technical assistance programs.
The Bureau of Forestry shall use its authorized technical assistance programs to assist landowners with spruce budworm management issues.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §18 (AMD).]
8.  Supply-demand analyses.
The Bureau of Forestry shall conduct or cause to be conducted analyses of future supply and demand for the spruce and fir resources of the State.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §18 (AMD).]
9.  Environmental health monitoring.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §19 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 278, §§4-6 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 565 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 623 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 656, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 58, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 (REV). PL 2011, c. 662, §10 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2015, c. 314, §§13-19 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8425. Regulatory Jurisdiction (REPEALED)

§8425. Regulatory Jurisdiction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2015, c. 314, §20 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8426. Funding (REPEALED)

§8426. Funding
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 278, §7 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 109, §1 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 810, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 819, §A36 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 58, §2 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 664, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2015, c. 314, §21 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8427. Taxation (REPEALED)

§8427. Taxation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 278, §§8-10 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 630, §1 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 109, §2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 810, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 58, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 664, §2 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, §26 (COR). RR 2013, c. 2, §19 (COR). PL 2015, c. 314, §22 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8428. Duties and authority of the Director of the Bureau of Forestry

§8428. Duties and authority of the Director of the Bureau of Forestry
1.  General.
The director shall supervise and coordinate the activities of bureau personnel in connection with all management programs.
[PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
2.  Rules.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §23 (RP).]
3.  Applications.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §23 (RP).]
4.  Declaration of termination of spray projects.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §24 (RP).]
5.  Entry on lands.
The director or the director's representatives may enter any tract of land on which a spruce budworm management program is being conducted or is proposed to be conducted.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §25 (AMD).]
6.  Inspection of records.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §26 (RP).]
7.  Contractual authority.
The director may enter into contracts for management programs and for other purposes related to this subchapter.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §27 (AMD).]
8.  Reimbursement to state agencies.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §28 (RP).]
9.  Cooperation.
The director shall consult and cooperate with the United States Forest Service, other agencies of the United States and of any state, the dominion government of Canada, the governments of any provinces of Canada and public and private landowners in the State in developing and undertaking joint management program activities.
[PL 1985, c. 664, §3 (NEW).]
10.  Report.
The director shall, at the end of each calendar year, undertake a review of any spruce budworm management program activities undertaken that year and shall make a full report on the activities to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over forestry management matters during the next session of the Legislature. The report must include, but is not limited to, spruce budworm survey and monitoring activities and findings, outcomes of any research or methods development activities, levels and outcomes of harvest monitoring for harvests conducted under rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter, scopes of landowner assistance activities conducted and other issues as appropriate. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control must report information on spray activities related to spruce budworm management and outcomes annually to the bureau no later than March 1st. Reports required under this subsection must use aggregated data that do not reveal the activities of an individual person or firm.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §29 (AMD).]
11.  Permit applications.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §30 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 664, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§6, 7 (REV). RR 2013, c. 1, §24 (COR). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2015, c. 314, §§ 23-30 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8429. Forest insect manager (REPEALED)

§8429. Forest insect manager
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 278, §11 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 664, §4 (RP). PL 1985, c. 785, §B74 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §A97 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8430. Research

§8430. Research
1.  Authority.
The Bureau of Forestry, acting through its director, with the approval of the commissioner, may make grants of funds and enter into contracts for purposes of research related to forest management strategies, effects on wildlife and wildlife habitat, insecticide and spray application technologies, integrated pest management techniques, forest product marketing and utilization and other issues pertinent to the purposes of this subchapter. This research may be funded with any funds available, as long as the cost of environmental and health monitoring of spray projects are part of annual spray project costs and not paid out of General Fund moneys.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §31 (AMD).]
2.  Research on public lands.
The commissioner, director or other chief executive officer of any state agency having jurisdiction over any public land may make that land over which the commissioner, director or officer has jurisdiction available on such terms and conditions as the commissioner, director or officer considers reasonable to any public or private nonprofit entity engaged in spruce budworm control research and related silvicultural control research. The director shall likewise encourage private landowners within the State to make their lands available for the same purposes.
[PL 2015, c. 314, §31 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 737, §12 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 278, §12 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 183, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2015, c. 314, §31 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT › 12 §8431. Effect of other laws

§8431. Effect of other laws
This subchapter does not exempt any presalvage and salvage harvesting on public reserved lands and nonreserved public lands from any other law governing management of those lands, including but not limited to management of deer wintering areas.   [PL 2015, c. 314, §32 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 314, §32 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8501. Pest Control Compact (REPEALED)

§8501. Pest Control Compact
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8502. Findings -- Article I (REPEALED)

§8502. Findings -- Article I
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8503. Definitions -- Article II (REPEALED)

§8503. Definitions -- Article II
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8504. The insurance fund -- Article III (REPEALED)

§8504. The insurance fund -- Article III
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8505. The insurance fund; internal operations and management -- Article IV (REPEALED)

§8505. The insurance fund; internal operations and management -- Article IV
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8506. Compact and Insurance fund administration -- Article V (REPEALED)

§8506. Compact and Insurance fund administration -- Article V
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8507. Assistance and reimbursement -- Article VI (REPEALED)

§8507. Assistance and reimbursement -- Article VI
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8508. Advisory and technical committees -- Article VII (REPEALED)

§8508. Advisory and technical committees -- Article VII
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8509. Relations with nonparty jurisdictions -- Article VIII (REPEALED)

§8509. Relations with nonparty jurisdictions -- Article VIII
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8510. Finance -- Article IX (REPEALED)

§8510. Finance -- Article IX
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8511. Entry into force and withdrawal -- Article X (REPEALED)

§8511. Entry into force and withdrawal -- Article X
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8512. Construction and severability -- Article XI (REPEALED)

§8512. Construction and severability -- Article XI
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8513. Cooperation (REPEALED)

§8513. Cooperation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8514. Bylaws filed (REPEALED)

§8514. Bylaws filed
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8515. Compact administrator (REPEALED)

§8515. Compact administrator
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8516. Request (REPEALED)

§8516. Request
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8517. Appropriations (REPEALED)

§8517. Appropriations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING › Subchapter 5: PEST CONTROL COMPACT › 12 §8518. Definition (REPEALED)

§8518. Definition
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 147, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 1: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8601. Advice; recommendations (REPEALED)

§8601. Advice; recommendations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 555, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 1: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8602. Foresters (REPEALED)

§8602. Foresters
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 785, §B75 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 555, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 1: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8603. Annual timber-cut report (REPEALED)

§8603. Annual timber-cut report
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 34 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §A98 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 861, §11 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 555, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 1: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8604. Reports by forest landowners (REPEALED)

§8604. Reports by forest landowners
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 488, §9 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §A99 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 555, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 1-A: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8611. Bureau of Forestry advisory programs

§8611. Bureau of Forestry advisory programs
The bureau shall undertake the following programs to provide information and educational services for forest management in this State.   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
1.  Forest management information.
The bureau shall provide a forest management information clearinghouse service with a statewide toll-free number. The information and referral service must include, but is not limited to:
A. Reporting, notification and management requirements pursuant to this chapter;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
B. Timber and forest management options;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
C. Soil conservation practices;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
D. Insect and disease management practices;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
E. Recreation management options; and   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
F. Wildlife management options.   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
Addresses, telephone numbers and electronic mail addresses collected by the bureau for the purpose of contacting forest landowners owning less than 1,000 acres statewide to provide them with forest management information are confidential and may be disclosed only in accordance with section 8005. The bureau shall provide copies of forest management information sent to landowners to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters.
[PL 2005, c. 358, §2 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
2.  Natural resource educator.
The director shall employ a natural resource educator to develop and coordinate natural resource education, workshops and training opportunities for school-age children, forest landowners, forest products harvesters and forest managers.
A.   [PL 2005, c. 133, §1 (RP).]
B.   [PL 2005, c. 133, §1 (RP).]
[PL 2005, c. 133, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 700, §A40 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 346, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 133, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 358, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 1-A: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8612. Field foresters

§8612. Field foresters
The bureau shall employ by 1991, at least 16 field foresters to be located in field offices.   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
1.  Duties.
These foresters shall provide outreach services and referrals to small woodland owners and wood processors for harvesting, marketing and utilization of wood products. The foresters shall assist landowners and processors in:
A. Obtaining and explaining required forms for harvest notification and reporting;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
B. Obtaining information to comply with the performance standards under this chapter;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
C. Following up with landowners after harvest notification;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
D. Reviewing landowner forest management plans;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
E. Obtaining information to comply with environmental standards;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
F. Explaining forest management options;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
G. Promoting involvement in grants and incentive programs;   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
H. Disseminating educational material; and   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
I. Other duties as the director prescribes.   [PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
[PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
2.  Limitations.
Field foresters are limited to 3 site visits per landowner over a 5-year period, except as necessary to administer federal programs related to forestry or to determine compliance with provisions of this Title.
[PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
3.  Comprehensive plans.
The foresters may provide technical assistance on forestry issues to municipalities in developing their comprehensive plans.
[PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW).]
4.  Reporting requirements.
The commissioner shall report biannually beginning in 1991, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over forestry matters on activities under the field forester program. This report, to be completed by February 1st, must include a description of the types of assistance given to landowners and wood processors, a description of the activities of the field foresters and any recommendations for changes in the program.
[PL 2003, c. 346, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 555, §8 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 346, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 2: MATERIAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8701. Establishment of nurseries (REPEALED)

§8701. Establishment of nurseries
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 663, §70 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 819, §§A37,A38 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 21, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 133, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 2: MATERIAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8702. Public shade trees

§8702. Public shade trees
To promote aesthetic and environmental values of trees to communities and to restore those values lost through death of trees from insect and disease depredation, soil depletion, adverse growth factors and old age, the director may enter into agreement with municipal officials and Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribal governments to pay, so far as funds are available, up to 50% of the costs of procuring young tree-planting stock and planting and general care of public shade trees. Whenever the State does contribute funds for this purpose, it shall have the authority to establish requirements for a municipal tree care program and requirements and procedures relative to selecting, planting, and care of such trees. This program is not intended to extend beyond village or community limits, except for municipal parks or cemeteries.   [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 11: FORESTRY › Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 2: MATERIAL ASSISTANCE › 12 §8702-A. Elm Tree Restoration Fund (REPEALED)

§8702-A. Elm Tree Restoration Fund
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 98, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 12, §1 (RP).