§9701. Penalty Unless otherwise specifically stated, any person who violates any requirement of this Part, the condition or terms of any permit or license issued by the director or the provision of any rule or regulation of the bureau commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $1,000 may be adjudged. Each […]
§9702. Hindering state forest ranger or town forest fire warden 1. Hinder performance of duties or access. A person may not: A. Prevent or obstruct a state forest ranger or town forest fire warden in the performance of the ranger’s or warden’s duties or the exercise of the rights of entry, access or examination […]
§9703. Partial payment of costs of suppressing forest fires Any person who intentionally or negligently causes a fire that burns forest, brush, grass or other lands or intentionally fails to take reasonable action to control a fire on that person’s own land is liable civilly for restitution of costs incurred by state or municipal government […]
§9704. Penalties not substitutes for existing liabilities None of the penalties imposed by this Part shall be considered as substitutes for or as repealing laws making persons guilty of crimes, offenses or acts of trespass or liable for civil damages to persons injured by such acts, except that any person who invokes the remedy of […]
§9705. Recovery of certain penalties The penalty set forth in section 9701 when applied to the acts enumerated in section 9324, subsections 1 to 3, may be recovered in a civil action and payable 1/2 to the municipality, if any, where the offense is committed and 1/2 to the State. [PL 1979, c. 545, […]
§9706. Jurisdiction for prosecutions The District Court shall have original and concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Court in all prosecutions under this Part. Any person arrested as a violator may, with reasonable diligence, be taken before the District Court in the division nearest to where the offense is alleged to have been committed for a […]
§9707. Acceptance of personal recognizance with deposit A forest ranger may accept recognizances in accordance with the following procedures: [PL 1989, c. 704, §2 (NEW).] 1. Acceptance. A forest ranger making an arrest for any crime defined in this chapter at a point more than 50 miles distant from the nearest District Court may […]
