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alternative must be paid to the municipality in which the
watercraft is subject to the excise tax.

 
2. Failure to maintain list or make list available. A marina
or boat yard boatyard owner shall maintain the list required by
Title 36, section 1504, subsection 9, and make that list
available as required by that section.

 
A. A person who fails to maintain a list or make a list
available in accordance with violates this subsection
commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture fine of not
less than $25 nor more than $250 may be adjudged.

 
B.__A person who violates this subsection after having been
adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations
under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. 380. 12 MRSA §13067, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following
enacted in its place:

 
2. Penalty. The following penalties apply to violations of
this section.

 
A.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $500 may be adjudged.

 
B.__A person who violates subsection 1 after having been
adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations
under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. 381. 12 MRSA §13068, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

 
Sec. 382. 12 MRSA §13068-A is enacted to read:

 
§13068-A.__Operating watercraft; prohibitions

 
1.__Launching contaminated watercraft.__A person may not place
a watercraft that is contaminated with an invasive aquatic plant
upon the inland waters of the State.

 
A.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not
more than $5,000 per violation may be adjudged.__A fine
imposed
under this subsection may not be suspended by the court.


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