§86. Vessels required to take pilot
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. [PL 1999, c. 355, §5 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 410, §1 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 389, §32 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 698, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 355, §5 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 1: OPERATION OF VESSELS
38 §81. Appointment; bond (REPEALED)
38 §83. Fees; complaints; suspension or removal (REPEALED)
38 §84. Liability for damage (REPEALED)
38 §85-A. Definitions (REPEALED)
38 §86. Vessels required to take pilot
38 §86-A. Jurisdiction over coastal waters and rivers
38 §87. Vessels exempt (REPEALED)
38 §88. Piloting without license
38 §89. Maine Pilotage Commission members
38 §90-A. Reports; liaison; limitations
38 §91. Qualifications of licensees
38 §92. Duration and renewal of licenses
38 §94. Accounts of fees; payments to commission (REPEALED)
38 §95. Pilot's bond (REPEALED)
38 §98. Commissions prohibited
38 §99. Grounds for disciplinary action
38 §100. Notice of hearing on complaint
38 §100-A. Confidentiality of complaints and investigative records
38 §101. Surrender of revoked or suspended license
38 §102. Reinstatement following suspension
38 §104. Appeals from commission