Maine § 22 §2642 Municipal regulation authorized; penalty

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §2642 — Municipal regulation authorized; penalty

Maine § 22 §2642

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 5FOODS AND DRUGS

Ch. 601WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §2642 (2026).

Text

1.Municipal regulations authorized. The municipal officers of each municipality, after notice and public hearing, may adopt regulations governing the surface uses of sources of public water supply, portions thereof or land overlying ground water aquifers and their recharge areas used as sources of public water supply that are located within that municipality in order to protect the quality of such sources of public water supply and the health, safety and welfare of persons dependent upon such supplies.

2.Penalty. Whoever willfully violates any regulation established under the authority of this section must, upon conviction, be penalized in accordance with Title 30‑A, section 4452.

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Municipal regulations authorized.
The municipal officers of each municipality, after notice and public hearing, may adopt regulations governing the surface uses of sources of public water supply, portions thereof or land overlying ground water aquifers and their recharge areas used as sources of public water supply that are located within that municipality in order to protect the quality of such sources of public water supply and the health, safety and welfare of persons dependent upon such supplies.
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Penalty.
Whoever willfully violates any regulation established under the authority of this section must, upon conviction, be penalized in accordance with Title 30‑A, section 4452.

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 751, §4 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 472, §5 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 479, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 192, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 824, §A41 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 664, §1 (AMD).