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 §9001-A. Definitions
§9001-A. Definitions As used in this subchapter, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1995, c. 586, §3 (NEW).] 1. Licensed camping facility. “Licensed camping facility” means a recreational camp, youth camp or camping area licensed under Title 22, section 2495. [PL 2009, c. 211, Pt. B, §4 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL […]
12 §9001-B. Exemptions
§9001-B. Exemptions 1. General. The Governor may, in a proclamation issued under section 9001, exempt from the prohibitions specified in the proclamation human activities or out-of-door fires that the Governor determines are not a significant menace to the forests. [PL 1995, c. 586, §3 (NEW).] 2. Certain public campsites. The Governor may, in a […]
12 §9002. Posting and publishing
§9002. Posting and publishing The proclamation must be published in such newspapers of the State and posted in such places as the Governor considers necessary and a copy of that proclamation must be filed with the Secretary of State. A copy must be furnished to the director, who shall attend to the posting and publication […]
12 §9003. Repeal; amend
§9003. Repeal; amend If, after issuing the proclamation provided for in section 9001, by reason of rains or otherwise the Governor is satisfied that the occasion for the issuance of the proclamation has passed, the Governor may amend, repeal and replace it by another proclamation affecting the sections covered by the original proclamation, or any […]
12 §9004. Penalty
§9004. Penalty 1. Violation of proclamation. Notwithstanding section 9701, any person who in fact violates the provisions of a proclamation issued under section 9001 commits a Class E crime. [PL 1995, c. 586, §5 (NEW).] 2. Violation at licensed camping facility. Notwithstanding subsection 1 and section 9701, a person who is an occupant or […]
12 §9201. Responsibility for control of forest fires
§9201. Responsibility for control of forest fires Responsibility for the control of forest fires in municipalities lies in the first instance with the town forest wardens appointed for these municipalities by the director. When in the judgment of a forest ranger the situation so warrants, the forest ranger may relieve a town forest fire warden […]
12 §8888. Enforcement
§8888. Enforcement Enforcement of this subchapter shall be by any state, county or municipal law enforcement officer, including forest rangers and field foresters of the Bureau of Forestry and wardens of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. [PL 1989, c. 555, §12 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 600, Pt. B, §11 (AFF); PL 2011, […]
12 §9202. Right to call and employ assistance
§9202. Right to call and employ assistance Forest rangers and town forest fire wardens may employ any person considered necessary to assist in fighting forest fires. All called and employed for assistance shall proceed to help control forest fires as directed by the forest ranger or forest fire warden in charge. [PL 1983, c. […]