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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

38 M.R.S. §418-B: Prohibition on application of fertilizers near great ponds

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  1. TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
  2. CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS
  3. SUBCHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD
  4. ARTICLE 2: POLLUTION CONTROL

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not apply a fertilizer containing phosphorus or nitrogen within 25 feet of the normal high-water line of a great pond, except that a person may apply a fertilizer containing phosphorus or nitrogen within 25 feet but not closer than 10 feet of the normal high-water line of a great pond if applying the fertilizer using a drop spreader, rotary spreader with a deflector or targeted spray liquid. As used in this section, "fertilizer" has the same meaning as in section 419, subsection 1, paragraph A‑3.

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