Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 9-A: FIREWORKS
8 §227-B. Regulation restricted; exception

§227-B. Regulation restricted; exception
1.  Regulation restricted.  Except as provided in subsection 2, a political subdivision of the State, including, but not limited to, a municipality, county, township or village corporation, may not adopt an order, ordinance, rule or regulation concerning the issuance of permits under section 227‑A.  
[PL 1999, c. 671, §6 (NEW).]
2.  Exception.  This section does not prohibit an order, ordinance, rule or regulation of a political subdivision that, with the exception of appropriate penalty provisions, conforms exactly with an applicable provision of state law or that regulates the issuance of these permits within a jurisdiction.  
[PL 1999, c. 671, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 671, §6 (NEW).