{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12802","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §12802","heading":"Commissioner's authority, investigations and programs","body":"1.  Investigations.  The commissioner may conduct investigations in order to develop information relating to population size, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors and other biological and ecological data relating to the status and requirements for survival of any species of fish or wildlife occurring in the State, whether endangered or not.\n2.  Programs.  The commissioner may develop programs to enhance or maintain the populations described in subsection 1.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 925: FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH","SUBCHAPTER 3: ENDANGERED SPECIES; MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec12802.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"2c5535ec3da965dea8bafe3f5f43b2b80daa3f4b1acc529733645eb2e494fac2","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12801","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}