| | | 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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