Maine § 38 §86 Vessels required to take pilot

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §86 — Vessels required to take pilot

Maine § 38 §86

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 1OPERATION OF VESSELS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §86 (2026).

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Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register, with a draft of 9 feet or more, entering or departing from any port or harbor within the waters described in section 86‑A must take a pilot licensed under this chapter. Any master, owner, agent or consignee that fails to take a pilot licensed under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000 per day, payable to the State. This penalty is recoverable in a civil action.

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Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register, with a draft of 9 feet or more, entering or departing from any port or harbor within the waters described in section 86‑A must take a pilot licensed under this chapter. Any master, owner, agent or consignee that fails to take a pilot licensed under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000 per day, payable to the State. This penalty is recoverable in a civil action.