Maine Revised Statutes

§571. Corrupting waters forbidden

Whoever intentionally or knowingly poisons, defiles or in any way corrupts the waters of any well, spring, brook, lake, pond, river or reservoir used for domestic purposes for man or beast, or knowingly corrupts the sources of any public water supply, or the tributaries of those sources of supply in a manner which affects the purity of the water supplied, or knowingly defiles that water in any manner, whether the water be frozen or not, or puts the carcass of any dead animal or other offensive material in those waters or upon the ice thereof, shall be guilty of a Class A crime. [1977, c. 696, §344 (RPR).]

SECTION HISTORY
1977, c. 696, §344 (RPR).

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