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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, § 480-R: Violations; enforcement, 1987

A violation occurs when an activity is done against a valid permit or without a permit, and each day counts as a separate offense.

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A violation occurs when an activity is done against a valid permit or without a permit, and each day counts as a separate offense.

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§ 480-RViolations; enforcementProvision

A violation occurs when an activity is done against a valid permit or without a permit, and each day counts as a separate offense.

1. Violations. A violation is any activity which takes place contrary to the provisions of a valid permit issued under this article or without a permit having been issued for that activity. Each day of a violation shall be considered a separate offense. A finding that any such violation has occurred shall be prima facie evidence that the activity was performed or caused to be performed by the owner of the property where the violation occurred. [PL 1987, c. 809, §2 (NEW).] 2. Enforcement. In addition to department staff, inland fisheries and wildlife game wardens, Department of Marine Resources marine patrol officers, all other law enforcement officers enumerated in Title 12, section 10401 and, pursuant to their delegated authority, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Forestry shall enforce the terms of this article. [PL 2023, c. 505, §3 (AMD).]
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