Maine Statutes
§ 12 §4 — Limitation of authority
Maine·Title 12 CONSERVATION·Part 1 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION·Ch. 1 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
The powers and duties conferred upon the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the soil and water conservation districts under this chapter shall not infringe upon or impair in any way the rights of any owner of riparian lands located upon, or any rights heretofore or hereafter granted by the Legislature to any person, firm, corporation, association, public or quasi-public body to use or take the water in or from, any lake, pond, river, stream, brook or any other body of water located wholly or partly in the State of Maine.
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Legislative History
PL 1965, c. 190, §3 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 477, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 532, §17 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).
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§ 12 §1
Short title§ 12 §10001
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Program authorized§ 12 §1002
Survey work§ 12 §1003
Information and recommendations§ 12 §1004
Control measures; penalty§ 12 §1005
Advice§ 12 §10051
Department established§ 12 §10052
Division of Licensing and Registration§ 12 §10052-A
Division of Engineering§ 12 §10053
Bureau of Resource Management§ 12 §10054
Bureau of Warden Service§ 12 §10055
Division of Planning§ 12 §10056
Division of Public Information and Education§ 12 §1006
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