| Volunteers and interns may perform work and services that are |
described in section 2183. Volunteers and interns must be placed |
in federal, state or local public agencies or in nonprofit |
organizations and perform work or services that benefit the |
public. The volunteer and intern positions must be sponsored by |
natural resource-related agencies or organizations. Volunteers |
or interns may not attempt to influence legislation, engage in |
protests, petitions, boycotts, strikes, union organizing, |
political campaigning or support religious activities or |
religious proselytizing or engage in fund raising for private |
nonprofit organizations as SERVE/Maine volunteers or interns. A |
sponsoring agency must contribute to a volunteer or intern |
position by providing all necessary supervision, supplies, |
equipment and plans required for the position. |