Maine Statutes
§ 17 §2262 — Purposes
It is declared and recognized that the proliferation and accumulation of litter discarded throughout this State endangers the free utilization and enjoyment of a clean and healthful environment by the people and constitutes a public health hazard; and recognizing that there has been a collective failure on the part of government, business and the public to accept, plan for and accomplish effective litter control, there is enacted the "Maine Litter Control Act."
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Legislative History
PL 1971, c. 405, §1 (NEW).
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§ 17 §2201
Definition; publication§ 17 §2202
Printing or publishing§ 17 §2203
Radio and television§ 17 §2204
Publication; penalty§ 17 §2206
Publishing list of debtors; exceptions§ 17 §2251
Dumping litter on highways§ 17 §2252
Depositing sawdust in highway§ 17 §2253
Out-of-state waste matter§ 17 §2261
Title§ 17 §2262
Purposes§ 17 §2263
Definitions§ 17 §2263-A
Littering§ 17 §2264
Littering prohibited