2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 803: FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING
12 §8423-A. Definitions

Part 11: FORESTRY
Subchapter 4-A: MAINE SPRUCE BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ACT

8423-A. Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. [1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW).]

1. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 6 (REV) .]

2. Designated spray area. "Designated spray area" means that land area within the district designated by the director, pursuant to section 8424, subsection 4, for inclusion within a spray project.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW) .]

3. Director. "Director" means the Director of the Bureau of Forestry.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 7 (REV); 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, 23 (REV) .]

4. District. "District" means the Spruce Fir Forest Protection District established by section 8423-B.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW) .]

5. Forest land owners. "Forest land owners" means persons who own forest lands within the district, including, without limitation, persons owning or claiming timber and grass rights in public reserved land located within the district.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW) .]

6. Management program. "Management program" means all activities undertaken by the Bureau of Forestry in connection with the short-term and long-term suppression, control and prevention of spruce budworm infestations, including, without limitation, any activities undertaken in connection with spray projects, spruce budworm survey and detection activities, silvicultural, marketing and integrated pest management programs, research and related activities.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 7 (REV); 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, 23 (REV) .]

7. Person. "Person" means any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other legal entity or any group of persons which acts as a tenancy in common or joint tenancy for ownership purposes and includes any government or any agency, bureau or commission thereof.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW) .]

8. Rebate. "Rebate" means a payment by the State back to a person subject to taxation pursuant to this subchapter.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW) .]

9. Rule. "Rule" means a duly-adopted regulation of general applicability promulgated by the Bureau of Forestry. These rules shall have the force and effect of law.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 7 (REV); 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, 23 (REV) .]

10. Spray program area. "Spray program area" means all that forest land within the district for which applications have been made and approved by the director pursuant to section 8424, subsections 2 and 3, except as removed pursuant to section 8425, subsection 2.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW) .]

11. Spray project. "Spray project" means all activities undertaken or caused to be undertaken by the Bureau of Forestry in connection with the application of insecticides or other materials against spruce budworm insects within a single year.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 7 (REV); 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, 23 (REV) .]

12. Spruce budworm. "Spruce budworm" means the insect of the species known as Choristoneura fumiferana, Clem., at any stage of its biological development.

[ 1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1981, c. 278, 2 (NEW). 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, 6, 7 (REV). 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, 23 (REV).