Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §2363-A, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 804, §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

B.__When payment is made for services harvesting wood, all weight measurements must be expressed on a green wood basis except as otherwise provided by the state sealer or by this paragraph.

(1)__Except as provided in subparagraph 2, when the wood is not, or will not be, weighed within 15 days of felling, the person performing the services may, prior to hauling, require that the wood instead be measured by butt measure.

(2)__When the wood is felled between June 1st and September 1st and is not, or will not be, weighed within 30 days of felling and delivering roadside, the weight used to determine payment must equal 120% of the actual weight.__For purposes of this paragraph, "delivering roadside" means transporting from the stump to an area where wood is loaded onto a truck; and

SUMMARY

This bill amends the wood measurement laws to compensate for weight loss in wood that is not weighed within 30 days of cutting during the summer months.