Maine Revised Statutes
Article 2: OUT-OF-DOOR FIRES
12 §9326. Electronic issuance of permits

§9326. Electronic issuance of permits
The Director of the Bureau of Forestry shall develop or cause to be developed a system to electronically issue permits for burning in all areas of the State using a publicly accessible site on the Internet.   [PL 2013, c. 35, §1 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
The system developed under this section for electronically issuing permits must provide a fire warden with the ability to change the criteria for issuing a permit in a municipality except for times when the director imposes more restrictive criteria or a ban on the issuance of permits.   [PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. U, §2 (NEW).]
A person may apply for a permit to burn using the Internet or as otherwise provided in this article. When a person applies for and is issued a permit electronically pursuant to this section, a fee may not be charged.   [PL 2021, c. 414, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 12, §U2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 35, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2017, c. 449, §3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 414, §1 (AMD).

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