| | inland waters of this State, or on the ice thereof of inland | waters, or on the banks thereof of inland waters in such a manner | | that the same may fall or be washed into such waters, or in such | manner that the drainage therefrom from the sewage, garbage or | | other pollutants may flow into such waters. |
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| | | Any watercraft, as defined in Title 12, section 7791 13001, | subsection 14 28, including houseboats, operated upon the inland | | waters of this State and having a permanently installed sanitary | waste disposal system shall must have securely affixed to the | | interior discharge opening of such sanitary waste disposal system | | a holding tank or suitable container for holding sanitary waste | | material so as to prevent its discharge or drainage into the | | inland waters of the State. |
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| | | Sec. B-71. 38 MRSA §480-R, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 546, §7 | | and affected by c. 890, Pt. A, §40 and amended by Pt. B, §82, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Enforcement. In addition to department staff, inland | | fisheries and wildlife game wardens, Department of Marine | | Resources marine patrol officers and all other law enforcement | officers enumerated in Title 12, section 7055, 10401 shall | | enforce the terms of this article. |
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| | | Sec. B-72. 38 MRSA §1861, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. | | A, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Watercraft. "Watercraft" has the same meaning as in Title | 12, section 7791 13001, subsection 14 28. |
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| | | Sec. B-73. 38 MRSA §1863, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | §1863. Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance |
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| | | The Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species Fund, referred | | to in this section as the "fund," is created within the | | department as a nonlapsing fund. The fund is administered by the | | commissioner. The fund is funded from fees collected for lake | | and river protection stickers issued under Title 12, section | 7794-B 13058, subsection 3 and from other funds accepted for | | those purposes by the commissioner or allocated or appropriated | | by the Legislature. Money in the fund may be used only for costs | | related to conducting inspections under section 1862, conducting | | invasive aquatic plant prevention, containment, eradication and | | management activities and reimbursing agencies as necessary for | | costs associated with conducting or enforcing the provisions of | | this chapter and | | chapter 20-B. The commissioner may also use |
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