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| | | An Act To Exempt Maine Agricultural Fairs from the |
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| | | Requirements of the Site Location of Development Laws |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §488, sub-§23 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 23.__Agricultural fair property.__Development on property that | | is used for one or more agricultural fairs licensed by the | | Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources under Title | | 7, chapter 3 is exempt from review under this article if: |
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| | | A.__The property is not used for motorized vehicle racing | | for more than 14 days beyond those days authorized for the | | operation of the agricultural fair; |
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| | | B.__Motorized vehicle racing on the property is licensed by | | the Department of Public Safety; |
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| | | C.__Use of the property beyond those days authorized for the | | operation of the agricultural fair meets a noise standard | | pursuant to section 484, subsection 3.__The department shall | | enforce the noise standard under this paragraph; and |
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| | | D.__The property has been identified as the location of an | | agricultural fair in an agricultural fair license issued by | | the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources | | prior to September 15, 2006. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Environmental evaluation checklist. The Department of | | Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, in consultation with the | | Department of Environmental Protection, shall develop a checklist | | of environmental issues that may have an impact on |
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