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An Act Regarding the Removal of Moorings and Floating Docks in Great Ponds During Ice-in Conditions
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. A, §23, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
A harbor master, a code enforcement officer or, in the case of a great pond located in an unorganized territory, a board of county commissioners of the county in which the unorganized territory is located may direct the master or owner of a boat or vessel to remove that person's mooring or floating dock from a great pond if the harbor master, code enforcement officer or the board of county commissioners determines that leaving the mooring or floating dock in during ice-in conditions would create a public safety hazard.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.