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An Act To Allow the Placement of Certain Road Signs That Advertise a Small Business
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 1999, c. 152, Pt. G, §2, is further amended to read:
 
H. Signs bearing political messages relating to an election, primary or referendum, providedexcept that these signs may not be placed within the right-of-way prior to 6 weeks before the election, primary or referendum to which they relate and must be removed by the candidate or political committee not later than one week thereafter; and
Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶I, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 152, Pt. G, §3, is amended to read:
 
I. Adopt-A-Highway Program signs allowed under section 1117.; and
Sec. 3.  23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶J  is enacted to read:
 
J.  Signs advertising a person or business that employs fewer than 10 persons. Each such person or business is limited to one sign, which may not exceed in size 4 feet by 4 feet. This sign may be erected only on private property upon the authorization of the property owner and must be within one mile of the place of business.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows a person or business that employs fewer than 10 persons to place a sign on private property within one mile of the place of business without a license or permit.