§ 4700-E Definitions
§ 4700-F Exclusions
§ 4700-G Creation of commission
§ 4700-H Powers and duties
§ 4700-I Licensure and fees
§ 4700-J Licensure; well drillers and pump installers
§ 4700-K Compliance with other laws and rules
§ 4700-L Penalties
§ 4700-M Reciprocity
§ 4700-N Well information

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 69-C - Maine Water Well Commission

  • Antique auto: means an automobile or truck manufactured in or after model year 1916 that is:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Antique motorcycle: means a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle that is:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Apprentice pump installer: means a person who is engaged to work at and learn the trade of water well pump installation under the direct supervision of a master or journeyman pump installer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Apprentice well driller: means a person who is engaged to work at and learn the trade of well drilling under the direct supervision of a master or journeyman well driller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Commission: means the Maine Water Well Commission created under section 4700?G. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Custom vehicle: means a motor vehicle manufactured after model year 1948 that:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Geothermal heat exchange well: means a hole drilled, driven or bored into the earth for the purpose of using the heat exchange capacity of the earth for heating and cooling. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Geothermal heat exchange well driller: means a person, firm or corporation engaged in the work of drilling, driving or boring geothermal heat exchange wells. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Geothermal heat exchange well pump installer: means a person who is engaged to work at and learn the trade of geothermal heat exchange well pump installation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • highway: means a public way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Horseless carriage: means an automobile manufactured before model year 1916 that is:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Journeyman pump installer: means a person doing the work of pump installation, repair or replacement in water wells who is in the employment of a master pump installer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Journeyman well driller: means a person doing the work of drilling, driving or boring wells who is in the employment of a master well driller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • License: includes , but is not limited to, a nonresident operating privilege and the privilege of a person to apply for or obtain a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Master pump installer: means a person, firm or corporation engaged in the installation, replacement or repair of a pump in a water well. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Master well driller: means a person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of drilling, driving or boring wells. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on railroad tracks, but does not include:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Motorcycle: means a motor vehicle that has a seat or a saddle for the use of the rider and is designed to travel with only 2 or 3 10-inch or larger diameter wheels in ground contact and has a motor with a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cubic centimeters or an electric motor with a capacity of not less than 1,500 watts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Owner: means a person holding title to a vehicle or having exclusive right to the use of the vehicle for a period of 30 days or more. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, fiduciary, trust, estate or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Public way: means a way, owned and maintained by the State, a county or a municipality, over which the general public has a right to pass. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Pump installation company: means a person, firm, partnership or corporation that is engaged in the trade of water well pump installation, repair or replacement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Pump installer: means an apprentice pump installer, journeyman pump installer or master pump installer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • pump system: means mechanical equipment or a device used to remove water from a well including all piping and wiring up to the existing equipment in the structure. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • registered mail: when used in connection with any requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Registration: means the registration certificate, plates and renewal devices pertaining to the registration of a vehicle, including temporary registered gross weight increases. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Stock race car: means a factory-produced motor vehicle that is equipped with roll bars or bracing welded or attached to the frame in a permanent manner, special safety belts and firewalls and that has part of the body removed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Street rod: means a replica of or a modified antique auto manufactured prior to 1949 that complies with standards adopted by the Chief of the State Police. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Trailer: means a vehicle without motive power, designed to carry persons or property and to be drawn by a motor vehicle, not operated on railroad tracks, and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Vehicle: means a device for conveyance of persons or property on a way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • water well: means any hole drilled, driven or bored into the earth used to extract drinking water. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Well driller: means an apprentice well driller, journeyman well driller or master well driller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Well drilling company: means a person, firm, partnership or corporation that owns or otherwise operates any mechanical equipment used to drill, drive or bore water wells or geothermal heat exchange wells. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72