| | | receiving medical treatment, a person's becoming disabled | | for more than 24 hours, a person's disappearance from a | | whitewater craft under circumstances indicating death or | | injury or damage to the whitewater craft or other property | | of more than $100; and |
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| | | B.__A written report of such other dangerous accidents and | | occurrences as the department may, by rule, require. |
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| | | §12911. Recreational use limits |
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| | | 1.__Findings and goals.__Increased use has resulted in | | increased environmental impact on the Kennebec River and the West | | Branch Penobscot River, as well as on their valleys, nearby roads | | and the social structure of the areas.__Recreational use limits | | are necessary to allow for rafting use and other competing uses, | | such as fishing, camping and canoeing, while minimizing | | detrimental impacts and maintaining the opportunity for a quality | | wilderness experience for rafters and for other users. |
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| | | 2.__Kennebec River.__The recreational use limit on the | | Kennebec River between Harris Station and West Forks is 1,000 | | commercial passengers per day. Noncommercial recreational use is | | not limited. |
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| | | 3.__West Branch Penobscot River. In order to allow free time | | for other uses, whitewater craft are only allowed on the West | | Branch Penobscot River between McKay Station and Pockwockamus | | Falls between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. |
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| | | The recreational use limit of the West Branch Penobscot River | | between McKay Station and Pockwockamus Falls is 560 commercial | | passengers per day. Noncommercial recreational use is not | | limited. |
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| | | §12912. Rapidly flowing rivers |
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| | | 1.__User fee.__Each outfitter shall pay a user fee of $1 per | | passenger, excluding guides, carried by the outfitter on any | | rapidly flowing river.__This fee must be paid by the 30th day of | | the month following the month in which the passengers were | | carried. |
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| | | 2.__Reporting.__Each outfitter shall report monthly to the | | department the number of passengers carried each day on each | | rapidly flowing river.__This report must be accurate and be | | submitted by the 30th day of the month following the month in | | which the passengers were carried. |
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| | | 3.__Passenger limitation.__Except as provided in this | | subsection, an outfitter may not carry on any rapidly flowing |
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