| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §7552, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 214, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | B. For lost trees, the owner may claim in lieu of market | | value the forfeiture amounts determined in Title 17, section | | 2510, subsections 2 and 3. The presiding judge or jury | | shall determine which measure of damages is awarded | | irrespective of whether the owner claims market value or | | forfeiture. In addition, the owner's damages may include | | the costs for regeneration of the stand in accordance with | | Title 12, section 8869. |
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| | | This bill requires the court to decide whether damages awarded | | in a civil suit for unlawful cutting of trees are based upon | | market value or the forfeiture amount in the Maine Revised | | Statutes, Title 17. |
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