Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1682 – Restriction on sale
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The following restrictions apply to the sale of arsenic-treated wood or wood products for residential uses that are not included as permitted uses in a notice of cancellation order issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2003. [PL 2003, c. 457, §2 (NEW).]
1. Purchase of arsenic-treated wood by retail business. Retail businesses that sell wood for residential use may not purchase arsenic-treated wood or wood products for residential uses that are not included as permitted uses in a notice of cancellation order issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2003.
[PL 2003, c. 457, §2 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1682
- arsenic-treated wood: means lumber, timber, piles, poles, posts, plywood, shakes, shingles or other wood or forest products intended for outdoor use that have been pressure treated to reduce decay with a wood preservative containing inorganic arsenic or inorganic arsenic compounds, including, but not limited to, chromated copper arsenate, commonly referred to as "CCA" or similar arsenic-based wood-preserving chemical mixtures. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1681
- Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Sale of arsenic-treated wood. Beginning April 1, 2004, a person may not sell or offer for sale arsenic-treated wood or wood products for residential uses that are not included as permitted uses in a notice of cancellation order issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2003. This prohibition does not apply to structures already built containing arsenic-treated wood that are included as part of a residential real estate transaction.
[PL 2003, c. 457, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 457, §2 (NEW).