Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 17: CRIMES
Chapter 91: NUISANCES

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

17 §2701. Action for damages caused by nuisance - §2701. Action for damages caused by nuisance Any person injured...

17 §2701-A. Action against insect infestation (REPEALED) - §2701-A. Action against insect infestation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...

17 §2701-B. Action against improper manure handling - §2701-B. Action against improper manure handling The Commissioner of Agriculture,...

17 §2702. Abatement of nuisance - §2702. Abatement of nuisance When on indictment, complaint or action...

17 §2703. Stay on security to discontinue - §2703. Stay on security to discontinue Instead of issuing the...

17 §2704. Expenses of abatement defrayed; poor debtor's oath - §2704. Expenses of abatement defrayed; poor debtor's oath The expense...

17 §2705. Jurisdiction by injunction - §2705. Jurisdiction by injunction Any court of record before which...

17 §2706. Penalty and abatement of nuisance - §2706. Penalty and abatement of nuisance Whoever erects, causes or...

Subchapter 2: COMMON NUISANCES

17 §2741. Common nuisances; jurisdiction to abate - §2741. Common nuisances; jurisdiction to abate 1. Common nuisances. The...

17 §2742. -- penalties (REPEALED) - §2742. -- penalties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 797,...

17 §2743. Lease void; remedy of owner - §2743. Lease void; remedy of owner If any tenant or...

17 §2744. Liability of building owner (REPEALED) - §2744. Liability of building owner (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...

Subchapter 3: PARTICULAR NUISANCES

17 §2791. Blasting; notice - §2791. Blasting; notice Persons engaged in blasting lime rock or...

17 §2792. Burning of bricks (REPEALED) - §2792. Burning of bricks (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c....

17 §2793. Certain lights prohibited along highways - §2793. Certain lights prohibited along highways No person shall place...

17 §2794. Dumping of oil - §2794. Dumping of oil Oil, and a petroleum base, or...

17 §2795. License for use of certain engines - §2795. License for use of certain engines No stationary, internal...

17 §2796. Manufacture of powder - §2796. Manufacture of powder If any person manufactures gunpowder, or...

17 §2797. Mills and dams; fences and buildings on public ways - §2797. Mills and dams; fences and buildings on public ways...

17 §2798. Mufflers required on motorboats (REPEALED) - §2798. Mufflers required on motorboats (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969,...

17 §2799. Possession of poisonous snakes - §2799. Possession of poisonous snakes The possession of poisonous snakes...

17 §2800. Removal of bushes, trees and stumps from flowed area - §2800. Removal of bushes, trees and stumps from flowed area...

17 §2801. Spite fences - §2801. Spite fences Any fence or other structure in the...

17 §2802. Miscellaneous nuisances - §2802. Miscellaneous nuisances The erection, continuance or use of any...

17 §2803. -- assignment of place for - §2803. -- assignment of place for The municipal officers of...

17 §2804. -- complaints about - §2804. -- complaints about When a place or building so...

17 §2805. Farm, farm operation or agricultural composting operation not nuisance; use of best management practices (REPEALED) - §2805. Farm, farm operation or agricultural composting operation not nuisance;...

17 §2806. Sport shooting ranges - §2806. Sport shooting ranges 1. Acquisition of property near existing...

17 §2807. Commercial fishing activities and commercial fishing operations - §2807. Commercial fishing activities and commercial fishing operations 1. Definitions....

17 §2808. Alteration of surface water flow - §2808. Alteration of surface water flow Unreasonable use of land...

Subchapter 4: DANGEROUS BUILDINGS

17 §2851. Dangerous buildings - §2851. Dangerous buildings The municipal officers in the case of...

17 §2852. Appeal; hearing - §2852. Appeal; hearing An appeal from a decision of the...

17 §2853. Recovery of expenses - §2853. Recovery of expenses All expenses incurred by a municipality...

17 §2854. Costs (REPEALED) - §2854. Costs (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 284 (RP).

17 §2855. Entry into force by town vote (REPEALED) - §2855. Entry into force by town vote (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

17 §2856. Securing dangerous buildings - §2856. Securing dangerous buildings In addition to other proceedings authorized...

17 §2857. Notice; recording - §2857. Notice; recording Notice required under section 2851 or section...

17 §2858. Consent to removal - §2858. Consent to removal The owner or a party in...

17 §2859. Summary process - §2859. Summary process In cases involving an immediate and serious...