Maine Statutes
§ 12 §9326 — Electronic issuance of permits
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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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).
Nearby Sections
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§ 12 §9301
Hazard clearance§ 12 §9302
Closing§ 12 §9303
Deposits on other's land forbidden§ 12 §9304
Loss of state reimbursement§ 12 §9321
Criteria for allowable burning§ 12 §9321-B
Definitions§ 12 §9322
Permits in the unorganized territory§ 12 §9323
Slash and brush permits§ 12 §9324
Prohibited acts§ 12 §9325
Open burning§ 12 §9326
Electronic issuance of permits§ 12 §9327
Private party burn permit software§ 12 §9331
Slash defined