1. Mooring to buoy or beacon prohibited. A person may not moor or make fast a vessel, boat, scow or raft to a buoy or beacon placed by the United States or this State in any of the navigable waters of this State. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of $50 may be adjudged.

[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §44 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

Attorney's Note

Under the Maine Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class E crimeup to 6 monthsup to $1,000
For details, see Me. Rev. Stat. Title 17-A § 1604

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 2497

2. Destruction of buoy or beacon. A person may not intentionally or knowingly destroy a buoy or beacon placed by the United States or this State in any of the navigable waters of this State. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §44 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2003, c. 452, §I44 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).