Maine § 12 §9326 Electronic issuance of permits

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §9326 — Electronic issuance of permits

Maine § 12 §9326

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 11FORESTRY

Ch. 807FOREST FIRE CONTROL

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §9326 (2026).

Text

The Director of the Bureau of Forestry shall develop or cause to be developed a system to electronically issue permits for burning in all areas of the State using a publicly accessible site on the Internet.
The system developed under this section for electronically issuing permits must provide a fire warden with the ability to change the criteria for issuing a permit in a municipality except for times when the director imposes more restrictive criteria or a ban on the issuance of permits.
A person may apply for a permit to burn using the Internet or as otherwise provided in this article. When a person applies for and is issued a permit electronically pursuant to this section, a fee may not be charged.

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The Director of the Bureau of Forestry shall develop or cause to be developed a system to electronically issue permits for burning in all areas of the State using a publicly accessible site on the Internet.
The system developed under this section for electronically issuing permits must provide a fire warden with the ability to change the criteria for issuing a permit in a municipality except for times when the director imposes more restrictive criteria or a ban on the issuance of permits.
A person may apply for a permit to burn using the Internet or as otherwise provided in this article. When a person applies for and is issued a permit electronically pursuant to this section, a fee may not be charged.

Legislative History

PL 2005, c. 12, §U2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 35, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2017, c. 449, §3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 414, §1 (AMD).