Maine Revised Statutes
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 571 (2026)
Corrupting waters forbidden
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1.
Prohibition.
A person may not:
A.
Intentionally or knowingly poison, defile or in any way corrupt the water of any well, spring, brook, lake, pond, river or reservoir used for domestic drinking purposes;
[PL 2009, c. 550, §9 (NEW).]
B.
Knowingly corrupt the sources of any public water supply, or the tributaries of those sources of supply, in a manner that affects the purity of the water supplied;
[PL 2009, c. 550, §9 (NEW).]
C.
Knowingly defile waters identified in paragraphs A and B in any manner, whether the water is frozen or not; or
[PL 2009, c. 550, §9 (NEW).]
D.
Put a carcass of any dead animal or other offensive material in waters identified in paragraphs A and B or on the ice of those waters. A person may place the carcass of a dead animal on the ice of a brook, great pond or river for purposes of coyote hunting as long as the carcass is removed before the ice supporting that carcass is gone. This paragraph does not authorize a person to enter the property owned by another person without the permission of the property owner.
[PL 2009, c. 550, §9 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 550, §9 (NEW).]
2.
Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a Class A crime.
[PL 2009, c. 550, §9 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 696, §344 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 550, §9 (RPR).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1980–1980 · leading case: Hindt v. State, 421 A.2d 1325 (Del. 1980).
Hindt v. State, 421 A.2d 1325 (Del. 1980). “Ill ‘/a, § 1044(b) (Smith-Hurd 1977); Me.Rev.Stat. tit. 38, § 571 (West 1964); Md.”
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