LD 1310
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8883, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 648, §5, is
further amended to read:

 
1. Notification prior to harvest. Notification must be on
forms supplied by the bureau and must include the following
information:

 
A. The name, address and phone number of the landowner, any
designated agent, and, if known, any harvester or
harvesters;

 
B. The name and address of any licensed professional
forester consulting the landowner on forest management or
harvesting practices;

 
C. The municipality or township and county of harvest;

 
D. The name of the nearest public or private all-weather
road;

 
E. The approximate dates the harvest will begin and finish;

 
F. The anticipated acreage to be harvested;

 
G. Whether the land is being harvested to convert to
another use within 2 years and, if so, what that use is to
be;

 
H. The signatures signature of the landowner or designated
agent and the signature of the harvester when listed on the
form in accordance with paragraph A and the licensed
professional forester when listed on the form in accordance
with paragraph B;

 
I. A map locating the harvest site in relation to known or
easily identifiable terrain features, such as a road
junction or a stream and road junction. The map must be a
copy of a 7.5 or 15 minute series topographical map produced
by the United States Geological Survey or a map of
equivalent or superior detail in the location of roads; and

 
J. The date of notification.

 
When a landowner has a designated agent, the designated agent
must submit with the notification form a notarized statement of
agreement signed by the landowner and the designated agent or a
durable power of attorney.


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