Maine § 12 §12907 Commercial whitewater outfitters; license and requirements

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §12907 — Commercial whitewater outfitters; license and requirements

Maine § 12 §12907

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 929WHITEWATER RAFTING

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §12907 (2026).

Text

1.Requirement. Every commercial whitewater outfitter must have a commercial whitewater outfitter's license. An outfitter may not operate a commercial whitewater trip without a license. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

2.Issuance; term. The commissioner may issue a commercial whitewater outfitter's license to conduct commercial whitewater trips. A license is issued for the calendar year. 2-A. Number of licenses. A commercial whitewater outfitter is allowed to possess up to 3 commercial whitewater outfitter's licenses on allocated rivers.

3.Insurance requirements. An outfitter shall carry liability insurance, in the minimum amounts established by the department by rule, covering the operation of whitewater trips and motor vehicles carrying passengers. Rules a

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1.
Requirement.
Every commercial whitewater outfitter must have a commercial whitewater outfitter's license. An outfitter may not operate a commercial whitewater trip without a license. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.
2.
Issuance; term.
The commissioner may issue a commercial whitewater outfitter's license to conduct commercial whitewater trips. A license is issued for the calendar year.
2-A.
Number of licenses.
A commercial whitewater outfitter is allowed to possess up to 3 commercial whitewater outfitter's licenses on allocated rivers.
3.
Insurance requirements.
An outfitter shall carry liability insurance, in the minimum amounts established by the department by rule, covering the operation of whitewater trips and motor vehicles carrying passengers. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
4.
Fee.
The annual basic fee for a commercial whitewater outfitter's license must be set by the department and adjusted biennially by rule to reflect the actual cost of administering the license program. The fee for reissuance of a license is equal to the annual basic fee for a license.
5.
Nonrenewal, suspension or revocation.
A commercial whitewater outfitter's license is subject to nonrenewal, suspension or revocation for good cause shown, including, but not limited to, unsafe practices, falsifications of reports or serious or continued violation of this chapter, subject to Title 5, chapter 375.
6.
Sale of business; license.
The following provisions govern the sale of an outfitter's business and treatment of the outfitter's license.
7.
Sale of business; allocations.
The following provisions govern the sale of an outfitter's business and the treatment of allocations.
8.
Affiliated outfitters.
9.
Limitation.
This chapter does not revoke any right of passage or access created by statute, contract or operation of law or as creating any such right for any outfitter or any associates or customers of any outfitter upon the project or project works of any licensee of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as the terms "project" and "project works" are defined in United States Code, Title 16, Section 796 (11) and (12), respectively.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §§B325-327 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 245, §§3, 4 (AMD).