H.P. 958 - L.D. 1356
An Act to Allow Authorized Removal of a Beaver Dam Without a Permit
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §480-Q, sub-§21 is enacted to read:
21. Removal of beaver dams. Removal of a beaver dam as authorized by a game warden, as long as:
A. Efforts are made to minimize erosion of soil and fill material from disturbed areas into a protected natural resource;
B. Efforts are made to minimize alteration of undisturbed portions of a wetland or water body; and
C. Wheeled or tracked equipment is operated in the water only for the purpose of crossing a water body to facilitate removal of the beaver dam. Where practicable, wheeled or tracked equipment may cross a water body only on a rock, gravel or ledge bottom.
This exemption includes the draining of a freshwater wetland resulting from removal of a beaver dam. It does not include removal of a beaver house.
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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