{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12755","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §12755","heading":"Tampering with department dam","body":"1.  Prohibition.  A person without authority from the commissioner may not:\nA.  Tamper with a department dam;\nB.  Open or close gates or sluiceways of a department dam;\nC.  Add or remove flashboards of a department dam; or\nD.  Otherwise damage or destroy a department dam.\nFor purposes of this subsection, \"department dam\" means a dam owned or operated by the department, including dams in a fish hatchery or rearing station.\n2.  Penalty.  The following penalties apply to violations of this section.\nA.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.\nB.  A person who violates this section after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 925: FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH","SUBCHAPTER 2: FISH MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec12755.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"1a5db7eca5f335d6fe3d4da1cac68c2532772aa09dcb1e10a5d828213e014968","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12754","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12756"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}