Maine § 23 §3451 Gates, bars and fences; removal permitted

Maine Statutes

§ 23 §3451 — Gates, bars and fences; removal permitted

Maine § 23 §3451

Title 23TRANSPORTATION

Part 3LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW

Ch. 307PROTECTION OF HIGHWAYS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 23, § 23 §3451 (2026).

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Any person may take down and remove gates, bars or fences upon or across any highway or town way, unless they are there to prevent the spread of infectious disease or were placed there by license of the county commissioners or municipal officers of the town. To those granting such license, a person aggrieved by such removal may apply and, on proof that such erections were made by their license, they may order them to be replaced by the person who removed them.

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Any person may take down and remove gates, bars or fences upon or across any highway or town way, unless they are there to prevent the spread of infectious disease or were placed there by license of the county commissioners or municipal officers of the town. To those granting such license, a person aggrieved by such removal may apply and, on proof that such erections were made by their license, they may order them to be replaced by the person who removed them.