Maine § 12 §12804 Conservation of threatened and endangered species

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §12804 — Conservation of threatened and endangered species

Maine § 12 §12804

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 925FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §12804 (2026).

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1.Conservation of threatened and endangered species. The commissioner may establish such programs as are necessary to bring any endangered or threatened species to the point where it is no longer endangered or threatened, including:

2.Habitat. For species designated as endangered or threatened under this subchapter the commissioner may by rule identify areas currently or historically providing physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the species and that may require special management considerations. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

3.Protection guidelines. The commissioner may by rule develop guidelines for the protection of species designated as endangered or threatened und

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1.
Conservation of threatened and endangered species.
The commissioner may establish such programs as are necessary to bring any endangered or threatened species to the point where it is no longer endangered or threatened, including:
2.
Habitat.
For species designated as endangered or threatened under this subchapter the commissioner may by rule identify areas currently or historically providing physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the species and that may require special management considerations. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
3.
Protection guidelines.
The commissioner may by rule develop guidelines for the protection of species designated as endangered or threatened under this subchapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
4.
Annual report.
5.
Confidential information.
Specific information concerning the location of a threatened or endangered species or species of special concern is confidential if, in the judgment of the commissioner, disclosure of that information would threaten the continued existence of the threatened or endangered species or species of special concern. If the commissioner determines that information is confidential under this subsection, the commissioner may not disclose the information except to the landowner whose property is the location of the threatened or endangered species or species of special concern.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 573, §7 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B309 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 651, §14 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 561, §34 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 301, §40 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 333, §14 (AMD).