§8001. Bureau of Forestry established There is established within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to accomplish the purposes of this Part the Bureau of Forestry, also known as the Maine Forest Service and referred to as the “bureau.” [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 […]
§8002. Bureau of Forestry; powers and duties 1. Powers and duties. The bureau shall: A. Have the responsibility for the control of forest fires in all areas of the State; [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).] B. Conduct programs to protect the forest, shade and ornamental trees of the State against insects and […]
§8003. Director of the Bureau of Forestry 1. Director. The executive head of the bureau shall be the director, who shall be qualified by training, experience and skill in forestry. [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).] 2. Conflict […]
§8004. Juvenile violations Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person who has not attained 18 years of age and who is convicted of a crime for a violation of a provision of this Part that is not defined as a juvenile crime under Title 15, section 3103, subsection 1 may not be sentenced to imprisonment […]
§8005. Certain information confidential 1. Contact information. Social security numbers, addresses, telephone numbers and electronic mail addresses of landowners owning less than 1,000 acres of forest land statewide and collected by the bureau for the purposes of contacting landowners under section 8611, or received by the bureau in notifications filed under section 8883‑B, or in […]
§8006. Intrastate transportation of forest products by nonresidents 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Forest land” has the same meaning as in Title 36, section 573, subsection 3. [PL 2021, c. 280, §6 (NEW).] B. “Forest products” has the […]
