Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting
in Shoreland Areas
MFS
Rule - Chapter 21 Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting and Related Activities
in Shoreland Areas
Notice
of Agency Rule-making Adoption
Basis Statement
MFS Rule - Chapter 21 Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting and Related
Activities in Shoreland Areas
Legislative
authorization for rulemaking - Public Law 2003, Chapter 335
Legislative
Report - Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting in Shoreland Areas - List
of Recommendations
Legislative
Report - Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting in Shoreland Areas
Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting and Related Activities in Shoreland Areas. When will they take effect in my town?
The new standards have not yet taken effect. At this time existing municipal ordinances still apply, even in towns that have provisionally adopted new standards. Towns are responsible for enforcement of the timber harvesting standards in their original shoreland zoning ordinances. The Maine Forest Service will not take over enforcement until the new standards take effect. READ MORE - (pdf| 56KB)
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