| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8883, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 648, §5, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Notification prior to harvest. Notification must be on | forms supplied by the bureau and must include the following | information: |
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| A. The name, address and phone number of the landowner, any | designated agent, and, if known, any harvester or | harvesters; |
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| B. The name and address of any licensed professional | forester consulting the landowner on forest management or | harvesting practices; |
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| C. The municipality or township and county of harvest; |
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| D. The name of the nearest public or private all-weather | road; |
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| E. The approximate dates the harvest will begin and finish; |
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| F. The anticipated acreage to be harvested; |
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| G. Whether the land is being harvested to convert to | another use within 2 years and, if so, what that use is to | be; |
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| 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; |
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| 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 |
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| J. The date of notification. |
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| 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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