CHAPTER 694

H.P. 1472 - L.D. 1965

An Act Regarding Penalties Assessed by the Bureau of

Forestry

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8870 is enacted to read:

§8870.__Penalties

1. Civil violation.__A person who violates a rule adopted pursuant to section 8869, subsection 14 or a condition or term of a permit, variance or decision issued by the director or the commissioner in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 8869, subsection 14 commits a civil violation.

2.__Penalty.__Except as provided in subsection 3, the following penalties apply to violations of this section.

A.__A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 may be adjudged for each day of that violation.

B.__A person who violates this section after having previously been adjudicated of a violation of this section within the previous 5-year period commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $1,000 but not more than $2,000 may be adjudged for each day of that violation.