2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL
12 §9326. Pilot project for issuing permits electronically

Part 11: FORESTRY

Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING

§9326. Pilot project for issuing permits electronically

The Director of the Division of Forestry shall develop or cause to be developed a system to electronically issue permits for burning using a publicly accessible site on the Internet. Beginning July 1, 2005, the director may issue permits electronically for burning within the unorganized territory and within the southernmost region of the 3 geographic regions of the State established in accordance with section 8906. For the purposes of this section, the unorganized territory and the southernmost region are referred to as "the pilot region." [2005, c. 12, Pt. U, §2 (NEW); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV).]

The system developed under this section for electronically issuing permits must provide a fire warden with the ability to change the criteria for issuing a permit in a municipality except for times when the director imposes more restrictive criteria or a ban on the issuance of permits. [2005, c. 12, Pt. U, §2 (NEW).]

Beginning July 1, 2005, a person may apply for a permit to burn within the pilot region using the Internet or as otherwise provided in this article. When a person applies for and is issued a permit electronically using the Internet, a fee of $7 must be paid. From the $7 fee, $6 must be deposited in the General Fund and the remainder of $1 must be used to cover administrative costs. [2005, c. 12, Pt. U, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

2005, c. 12, §U2 (NEW). 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV).