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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 1308 (2026)

Exemptions

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Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter concerning the location, establishment and construction of solid waste disposal facilities, but not concerning alteration or operation, shall not affect such facilities in existence prior to October 3, 1973. Landscape refuse and fill disposal sites established in connection with public works projects and commonly known as "stump dumps" are exempt from this chapter.   [PL 1973, c. 788, §213 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 387 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 788, §213 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Dep't of Env't Prot. v. Emerson, 563 A.2d 762 (Me. 1989).
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Dep't of Env't Prot. v. Emerson, 563 A.2d 762 (Me. 1989). “38 M.R.S.A. § 1308 (emphasis added). Although the statute thus exempts solid waste disposal facilities in existence before October 3, 1973, from rules relating to “location, establishment and construction,” such facilities are not exempted from rules relating to “alteration or…”
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