12 §9334. Removal of slash along land bordering on another
§9334. Removal of slash along land bordering on another A person who, as stumpage owner, operator, landowner or agent, cuts, causes or permits to be cut any forest growth on land that borders land of another outside the limits of the unorganized territory or within the unorganized territory that borders property outside shall dispose of […]
12 §9301. Hazard clearance
§9301. Hazard clearance Any municipal or private dump within the State established and maintained for the disposal of solid waste, as defined in Title 38, section 1303, which might facilitate either the origin or spread of forest fires shall be operated under the following preventive measures: A strip 10 feet wide cleared to mineral soil […]
12 §9335. Removal of slash by dwelling houses
§9335. Removal of slash by dwelling houses The director, by written notice to any stumpage owner, operator, landowner or agent cutting forest growth, may require the removal of slash within 100 feet of buildings and trailers currently used for human occupancy when, in the director’s judgment, that slash constitutes an unusual hazard endangering other property […]
12 §9302. Closing
§9302. Closing A municipal or private dump within the State not carrying out this subchapter shall be posted as “Closed to Dumping” by the town forest fire warden, or the director. Thereafter no person shall deposit refuse of any kind within, along the road leading to, or on land adjacent to such closed dump. […]
12 §9336. Manner of
§9336. Manner of All slash resulting from cutting of forest growth shall be removed the required distances under this Article and scattered or chipped and not piled in windrows within 30 days after cutting or within 30 days of notification to remove by the director, as provided. [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).] SECTION […]
12 §9303. Deposits on other’s land forbidden
§9303. Deposits on other’s land forbidden A person may not deposit refuse of any kind on land not the person’s own without the consent of the owner or the public authority having custody or maintenance responsibility of that land. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §67 (COR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 […]
12 §9304. Loss of state reimbursement
§9304. Loss of state reimbursement Any municipality in which a municipal dump has been posted “Closed to Dumping” as set forth in this subchapter, which continues to permit dumping therein, shall, during that period, lose the benefits of state reimbursement of forest fire suppression costs on fires which escape from such dump as provided by […]
12 §9321. Criteria for allowable burning
§9321. Criteria for allowable burning 1. Criteria. In issuing any permit or permission for allowable burning, the director shall consider the following criteria: A. Forest fire danger indices and location of proposed burning; [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).] B. The time of day and season of the year; [PL 1979, c. […]
12 §9321-A. Possession and production of permit required; violation
§9321-A. Possession and production of permit required; violation 1. Possession and production of permit in organized territory. Any person, firm or corporation that engages in out-of-door burning in any municipality, plantation or village corporation as permitted by this article shall possess the permit at the scene of the burning and shall produce the permit on […]
12 §9322. Permits in the unorganized territory
§9322. Permits in the unorganized territory 1. Permits. No person may kindle or use an out-of-door fire in the unorganized territory unless a permit has been obtained from the director. The director may issue a permit on lands of another unless the majority ownerships of the land have withdrawn permission in writing to the director. […]