2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 1: SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
12 §151. Petition for creation

Part 1: SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
Subchapter 4: FORMATION OF DISTRICTS

151. Petition for creation

Any 25 occupiers of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the State Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry asking that a soil and water conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. Such petition shall set forth: [1969, c. 477, 1 (AMD); 1995, c. 532, 17 (AMD); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 5 (REV).]

1. Name. The proposed name of said district;

2. Need. That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for a district to function in the territory described in the petition;

3. Description. A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district;

4. Referendum. A request that the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry duly define the boundaries for such district; that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a soil and water conservation district in such territory; and that the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry determine that such a district be created.

[ 1969, c. 477, 1 (AMD); 1995, c. 532, 17 (AMD); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 5 (REV) .]

Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may consolidate all or any such petitions. [1969, c. 477, 1 (AMD); 1995, c. 532, 17 (AMD); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 5 (REV).]

SECTION HISTORY

1965, c. 190, 13,14 (AMD). 1969, c. 477, 1 (AMD). 1995, c. 532, 17 (AMD). 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 5 (REV).