§971. Conversion A person who takes, carries away or otherwise converts to that person’s own use, without the consent of the owner, any log suitable to be sawed or cut into the boards, clapboards, shingles, joists or other lumber, or any mast or spar the property of another, whether the owner is known or unknown, […]
§972. Conversion as larceny (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 452, §W9 (RP). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
§973. Presumptions; double damages In prosecutions under section 971 if a log, mast or spar is found in the possession of the accused partly destroyed, partly sawed or manufactured, or with the marks cut out or altered, not being that person’s property, it is presumptive evidence of that person’s guilt. The burden of proof is […]
§974. Right of owner to search for lost logs The owner of such logs, masts or spars may at any time, by himself or his agent, enter in a peaceable manner upon any mill, mill-brow, boom or raft of logs or other timber in search of such lost property. Whoever willfully prevents or obstructs such […]
§975. Intermixed logs and timber; lien for expenses; libel A person whose timber in any waters of the State is so intermixed with the logs, masts or spars of another that it cannot be conveniently separated for the purpose of being floated to the market or place of manufacture may drive all timber with which […]
§976. Logs or timber lodged on banks; forfeiture; advertisement Logs or other timber carried by freshets or otherwise lodged upon lands adjoining any waters are forfeited to the owner or occupant thereof, after they have so remained for 2 years, if such lands during that time were improved; otherwise, after 6 years; provided such owner […]
§977. Owner may remove on tender of damages; damages for landowner The owner of said timber may enter on said land and remove it at any time before forfeiture, having previously tendered to the owner or occupant thereof a reasonable compensation for all damages occasioned by the lodging, remaining or removal of said timber and […]
§978. Conversion of railroad sleepers, ship knees or cedar lumber; double damages A person who willfully and fraudulently takes, carries away or otherwise converts to that person’s own use any railroad sleeper, knee or other ship timber or cedar for shingles or other purposes, the property of another, whether known or not, without the owner’s […]
§979. Saco River or tributaries If any boom on the Saco River, or any of the waters connected therewith, is so placed or constructed as to prevent the free and usual passage of timber down the river, the owner or occupant thereof, at the owner’s or occupant’s own expense, shall release and turn out the […]
