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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, § 4: Neglecting to remove or replace moorings, 1987

If a boat or vessel owner ignores a harbor master’s direction to remove or replace a mooring, the harbor master may remove the mooring or buoy, change the mooring, and charge $100 plus necessary expenses.

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“If a boat or vessel owner ignores a harbor master’s direction to remove or replace a mooring, the harbor master may remove the mooring or buoy, change the mooring, and charge $100 plus necessary expenses.”

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Neglecting to remove or replace moorings

If a boat or vessel owner ignores a harbor master’s direction to remove or replace a mooring, the harbor master may remove the mooring or buoy, change the mooring, and charge $100 plus necessary expenses.

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If a boat or vessel owner ignores a harbor master’s direction to remove or replace a mooring, the harbor master may remove the mooring or buoy, change the mooring, and charge $100 plus necessary expenses.

In case of the neglect or refusal of the master or owner of any boat or vessel to remove the master's or owner's mooring or to replace it by one of different character when so directed by the harbor master, that harbor master shall cause the entire mooring to be removed or the buoy removed and the chain dropped to the bottom or shall make such change in the character of the mooring as required, and collect from the master or owner of that boat or vessel the sum of $100 for either of those services rendered and the necessary expenses. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §225 (COR).] Before removing a mooring or a buoy, a harbor master shall notify the master or owner, if ownership can be determined, by mail at the master's or owner's last known address of the action desired of the master or owner, the fact that the mooring will be removed and the fine. If the matter is not settled to the harbor master's satisfaction within 2 weeks, the harbor master may take the action provided for in this section. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §225 (COR).]

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