Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 3606 (2026)

Hemlock bark, cordwood and pulpwood

✓ current as of May 2026
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A person who labors at cutting, peeling or hauling hemlock bark, or cutting, yarding or hauling cordwood, or cutting, peeling, yarding or hauling pulpwood or any wood used in the manufacture of pulpwood, or at cooking for persons engaged in such labor, has a lien thereon for the amount due for the person's personal labor and the services performed by the person's team, which takes precedence of all other claims, continues for 30 days after the contract is completed and may be enforced by attachment.   [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §87 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §87 (COR).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Mitchell v. Cent. Nat'l Gattesman, Inc. (Me. Super. Ct 2017).
Mitchell v. Cent. Nat'l Gattesman, Inc. (Me. Super. Ct 2017). · cites it 4× “UEN In Count II, Mitchell seeks declaratory relief and an award of damages pursuant to a 5 H.B.C.P. Lien ''on the real estate, buildings, personal property and wood chips of the Defendants to secure payment fol' the woodchip hauling services" pursuant to 10 M.”
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