B.__A person or entity not covered by paragraph A that violates the requirements of this chapter commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 per day may be adjudged.__A fine imposed under this paragraph may not exceed $2,500 for any one occurrence.

PART M

Sec. M-1. 23 MRSA §1153, as amended by PL 1971, c. 593, §22, is repealed and the following enacting in its place:

§1153.__Advertising on highways; jurisdiction; removal

1.__Erecting advertisement on highway.__A person may not post, erect, display or maintain or cause to be posted, erected, displayed or maintained a sign, billboard, panel, placard, poster, notice or other advertising device in, upon or above any highway or so situated with respect to any highway as to obstruct clear vision of an intersecting highway or highways or otherwise so situated as to prevent the safe use or obstruct the maintenance of the highway.__The highway is deemed the full width of the road as laid out by the State, county or the town and in any case is deemed to extend 33 feet from each side of the center line of the traveled or built-up portion of the way.

2.__Application.__This section does not apply to the State or to a political subdivision of the State or to signs erected or maintained with the approval of the department solely for the purpose of safeguarding, facilitating or protecting travel along the highway.

A.__The department may authorize the placing of directional signs of such design as it determines, not exceeding 48 inches in length and 9 inches in width to designate places of interest, to be posted without expense to the State at the junction of roads.

B.__A person, firm or corporation, while working on, under, over or immediately adjacent to a highway, may erect temporary warning or directional signs or signals for the purpose of safeguarding or protecting its workers and