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Title 38, Chapter 1: OPERATION OF VESSELS
Subchapter 1: HARBOR MASTERS
38 §1. Appointment; compensation
38 §1-A. Training
38 §2. Rules for channel lines; enforcement
38 §3. Mooring sites
38 §3-A. Mooring transfer permitted by ordinance
38 §4. Neglecting to remove or replace moorings
38 §5. Removal of vessels obstructing anchorage
38 §6. Power to arrest for assault
38 §7. Relation to other laws
38 §7-A. Waiting lists; nonresident moorings
38 §8. Waiting list
38 §9. Abandonment of watercraft
38 §10. Harbor master liability
38 §11. Definitions
38 §12. Violation of subchapter
38 §13. Failure to obey orders of harbormasters
Subchapter 2: PORT WARDENS
38 §41. Election; qualifications; term; removal; vacancies; records
38 §42. Duties; vessels arriving
38 §43. -- distressed vessels
38 §44. -- wrecked or damaged vessels
38 §45. Fees
38 §46. Jurisdiction; impersonation; penalty
Subchapter 3: PILOTS
38 §81. Appointment; bond (REPEALED)
38 §82. Duties (REPEALED)
38 §83. Fees; complaints; suspension or removal (REPEALED)
38 §84. Liability for damage (REPEALED)
38 §85. Declaration of policy
38 §85-A. Definitions (REPEALED)
38 §85-B. Definitions
38 §86. Vessels required to take pilot
38 §86-A. Jurisdiction over coastal waters and rivers
38 §87. Vessels exempt (REPEALED)
38 §87-A. Exceptions
38 §88. Piloting without license
38 §89. Maine Pilotage Commission members
38 §90. Duties of commission
38 §90-A. Reports; liaison; limitations
38 §90-B. Budget
38 §90-C. Employees
38 §91. Qualifications of licensees
38 §92. Duration and renewal of licenses
38 §93. License fees
38 §94. Accounts of fees; payments to commission (REPEALED)
38 §95. Pilot's bond (REPEALED)
38 §96. Lawful compensation
38 §97. Authority of pilots
38 §98. Commissions prohibited
38 §99. Grounds for disciplinary action
38 §99-A. Pilot liability
38 §100. Notice of hearing on complaint
38 §100-A. Confidentiality of complaints and investigative records
38 §101. Surrender of revoked or suspended license
38 §102. Reinstatement following suspension
38 §103. Lapsed
38 §104. Appeals from commission
38 §105. Pilots currently serving (REPEALED)
38 §106. Disposition of fees
Subchapter 4: LIGHTERS AND HARBORS
38 §121. Marking; inspection and renewal
38 §122. Use without marks or false marks; penalty
38 §123. Appointment of inspectors; fees; remarking of boats
38 §124. Unlawful disposal or taking of ballast
Subchapter 5: SHIP OWNERS
38 §161. Liability to freighters
38 §162. Charterer deemed owner; responsibility to real owner
Subchapter 6: WATERCRAFT REGISTRATION AND SAFETY
Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
38 §201. Definitions (REPEALED)
38 §202. Local regulation prohibited (REPEALED)
38 §203. Disposition of fines and fees; Watercraft Fund (REPEALED)
38 §204. Certificate of bureau head and bureau director admissible in evidence (REPEALED)
38 §205. Enforcement (REPEALED)
38 §206. Penalties (REPEALED)
Article 2: CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
38 §231. Bureau of Watercraft Registration and Safety (REPEALED)
38 §232. Regulations; force of law; penalties (REPEALED)
38 §233. Certificate required; display of numbers and validation stickers (REPEALED)
38 §234. Application and issuance; fees (REPEALED)
38 §235. Notice of destruction, abandonment, removal, transfer of ownership, change of address (REPEALED)
38 §236. Motorboats carrying passengers for hire (REPEALED)
38 §237. Operation of watercraft (REPEALED)
38 §238. Safety equipment and regattas (REPEALED)
38 §239. Accidents (REPEALED)
38 §240. Restrictions on power boats; Portage Lake and Quimby Pond (REPEALED)
38 §241. -- Jerry Pond (REPEALED)
38 §242. -- Ox Brook Lake (REPEALED)
38 §243. -- Nesowadnehunk (Sourdnahunk) Lake (REPEALED)
38 §244. -- Eagle Lake, Jordan Pond and Long Pond; use of power boats (REPEALED)
38 §245. -- Snow's Pond; use of power boats (REPEALED)
38 §246. -- Long Pond, Oxford County (REPEALED)
38 §247. -- Lily Pond; use of power boats (REPEALED)
Subchapter 7: OPERATING RESTRICTIONS
38 §281. Speed restrictions
38 §282. Endangering persons or property
38 §283. Operating recklessly
38 §284. Operation under influence of drugs or liquor
38 §285. Enforcement of operating restrictions
Subchapter 8: PUBLIC FACILITIES FOR BOATS
38 §321. Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands; duties (REPEALED)
38 §321-A. Powers (REPEALED)
38 §322. Boating Facilities Fund (REPEALED)
38 §323. Fees (REPEALED)
38 §324. Leases (REPEALED)
38 §325. Grants-in-aid (REPEALED)
38 §326. Violation of rules and regulations (REPEALED)
38 §327. District and Superior Courts have concurrent jurisdiction (REPEALED)
38 §328. Real estate acquired subject to Mill Act (REPEALED)
38 §329. Penalties (REPEALED)
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