Maine Revised Statutes
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 421 (2026)
Solid waste disposal areas; location
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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 440 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 622, §138 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 156 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 472, §15 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 545, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B41-43 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 499, §15 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 378, §1 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1985–1992 · leading case: Dep't of Env't Prot. v. Emerson, 563 A.2d 762 (Me. 1989).
Dep't of Env't Prot. v. Emerson, 563 A.2d 762 (Me. 1989). “§ 599 (1989); the 300-foot law, 38 M.R.S.A. § 421 (1989); and the hazard clearance law, 12 M.”
State v. Town of Franklin, 489 A.2d 525 (Me. 1985). “In 1978, the Legislature enacted 38 M.R.S.A. § 421 (P.L.1973, ch. 156) known as the 300-foot law.”
Dep't of Env't Prot. v. Emerson, 616 A.2d 1268 (Me. 1992). “38 M.R.S.A. § 421 (1989). It is unlawful for any person to establish, construct, alter or operate any waste facility without a permit issued by the board or commissioner.”
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