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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, § 444: Enforcement, 1983

Violating a municipal ordinance under this chapter can trigger penalties, and certain public officials may enforce these ordinances.

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Violating a municipal ordinance under this chapter can trigger penalties, and certain public officials may enforce these ordinances.

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Violating a municipal ordinance under this chapter can trigger penalties, and certain public officials may enforce these ordinances.

Any person who orders or conducts any activity in violation of a municipal ordinance adopted under this chapter is penalized in accordance with Title 30‑A, section 4452. [PL 1991, c. 824, Pt. A, §84 (AMD).] The Attorney General, the district attorney or municipal officers or their designee may enforce ordinances adopted under this chapter. [PL 1985, c. 481, Pt. A, §32 (RAL).] A public utility, water district, sanitary district or any utility company of any kind may not install services to any new structure located in a shoreland area, as defined by section 435, unless written authorization attesting to the validity and currency of all local permits required under this chapter has been issued by the appropriate municipal officials or other written arrangements have been made between the municipal officers and the utility, except that if a public utility, water district, sanitary district or utility company of any kind has installed services to a new structure in accordance with this paragraph, a subsequent public utility, water district, sanitary district or utility company of any kind may install services to the new structure without first receiving written authorization pursuant to this section. [PL 2001, c. 40, §2 (AMD).]
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