LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
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JUNE 17, 2021 RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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S.P. 457 - L.D. 1407
Resolve, Regarding Authority of Municipalities To Regulate Timber
Harvesting
Sec. 1. Stakeholder group regarding authority of municipalities to regulate
timber harvesting. Resolved: That the Director of the Maine Forest Service within
the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall convene a group of
stakeholders, including, but not limited to, organizations representing municipalities,
family woodland owners, logging contractors, farmers, outdoor recreation and
environmental interests and consulting foresters who work in multiple municipalities, to
review and assess the law in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 8869, subsection
8 and the corresponding process relating to a municipal proposal to adopt or amend a timber
harvesting ordinance. The director shall report the findings and recommendations of the
stakeholder group, including suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry by December 15, 2021. The joint standing
committee may submit a bill to the 130th Legislature relating to the subject matter of the
report.
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