H.P. 1036 - L.D. 1458
An Act to Allow Cutting of Trees in the Shoreland Zone Under Certain Conditions
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4452, sub-§3, ¶B-1 is enacted to read:
B-1. Notwithstanding paragraph B, the maximum penalty is $5,000 for any violation of a law or an ordinance set forth in subsection 5, paragraph Q, if the violation occurs within an area zoned for resource protection.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §439-A, sub-§5, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 1991, c. 66, Pt. A, §10, is amended to read:
B. Within a shoreland area zoned for resource protection abutting a great pond there may not be timber harvesting within the strip of land extending 75 feet inland from the normal high-water line except to remove safety hazards; and or if a municipality adopts an ordinance pursuant to this paragraph. A municipality may adopt an ordinance that allows limited timber harvesting within the 75-foot strip in the resource protection zone when the following conditions are met:
(1) The ground is frozen;
(2) There is no resultant soil disturbance;
(3) The removal of trees is accomplished using a cable or boom and there is no entry of tracked or wheeled vehicles into the 75-foot strip of land;
(4) There is no cutting of trees less than 6 inches in diameter; no more than 30% of the trees 6 inches or more in diameter, measured at 4 1/2 feet above ground level, are cut in any 10-year period; and a well-distributed stand of trees and other natural vegetation remains; and
(5) A licensed professional forester has marked the trees to be harvested prior to a permit being issued by the municipality; and
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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