Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 139 – Maine Fuel Board
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| Subchapter 1 | General Provisions | 18101 – 18111 |
| Subchapter 2 | Maine Fuel Board | 18121 – 18123 |
| Subchapter 3 | Licensing | 18131 – 18144 |
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 139 - Maine Fuel Board
- Accessory equipment: means equipment, materials and controls that are not integral parts of the oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas burning unit but that are connected to the oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas burning unit and have the potential to affect the safety of the equipment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Animal: means every living, sentient creature not a human being. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Animal shelter: means a:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907ASME container: means a container constructed in accordance with a code developed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers or its successor organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 Board: means the Maine Fuel Board established in Title 5, section 12004?A, subsection 49. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 Boarding kennel: means any place, building, tract of land or abode in or on which 3 or more privately owned companion animals are kept at any one time for their owners in return for a fee or compensation and includes a facility where 3 or more companion animals are kept for training purposes for compensation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Breeding kennel: means a location where 5 or more adult female dogs or cats capable of breeding are kept and some or all of the offspring are offered for sale, sold or exchanged for value or a location where more than 16 dogs or cats raised on the premises are sold to the public in a 12-month period. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Cat: means a member of the genus and species known as Felis catus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Chimney: means a factory-built, masonry or metal chimney constructed to allow one or more vertical or nearly vertical passageways for conveying flue gases from a building to the outside atmosphere. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time. Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source: Dispensing station: means a licensed facility consisting of fixed equipment where propane or natural gas is stored and dispensed into portable containers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 Dog: means a member of the genus and species known as canis familiaris, except that in chapters 720, 721, 725, 727, 729 and 739 "dog" means a member of the genus and species known as canis familiaris or any canine, regardless of generation, resulting from the interbreeding of a member of canis familiaris with a wolf hybrid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Equipment installations: means the installation, alteration or repair of oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas burning equipment and chimneys, or pellet-fired central heating appliances, including accessory equipment as relating only to the safety of the installation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Humane agent: means an employee of the department who assists in enforcing this Part. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Keeper: means a person in possession or control of a dog or other animal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Kennel: means 5 or more dogs kept in a single location under one ownership for breeding, hunting, show, training, field trials, sledding, competition or exhibition purposes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Law enforcement officer: means any person who, by virtue of the person's public employment, is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order, enforce any law of this State establishing a civil violation, prosecute offenders or make arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Municipality: means an organized city, town or plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Natural gas: means hydrocarbon fuel in a gaseous state with a composition of predominantly CH4. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 NFPA: means the National Fire Protection Association. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 Owner: means a person owning, keeping or harboring a dog or other animal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Pet: means a dog, cat or other domesticated animal commonly kept as a companion, but does not include tamed animals that are ordinarily considered wild animals or livestock. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Pet shop: means a place or vehicle in or on which any dogs, cats, rodents, reptiles, fish, pet birds, exotic birds or exotic animals not born and raised on those premises are kept for the purpose of sale to the public. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Propane: means a hydrocarbon fuel with a chemical composition of predominantly C3H8, whether recovered from natural gas or from crude oil. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 Self-service dispensing station: means a licensed facility where propane or natural gas is dispensed into permanently mounted fuel containers on vehicles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 Solid fuel: means coal, wood, pellets and other similar organic materials or any combination of them. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 State fuel inspector: means a person employed by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation to enforce the provisions of this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101 Stray: means off the owner's premises and not under the control of a person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Unorganized territory: means all areas located within the jurisdiction of the State, except areas located within organized cities and towns, and Indian reservations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Wolf hybrid: includes a mammal that is represented by its owner to be a wolf hybrid, coyote hybrid, coydog or any other kind of wild canid hybrid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Wood pellets: means a wood fuel product manufactured from compressed sawdust or other wood by-product that is pressed or extruded into pieces of uniform size and shape that are designed to be fed in bulk to a combustion chamber. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18101