{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12903","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §12903","heading":"River management objectives","body":"The following objectives are established for management of rapidly flowing rivers for the benefit of the people of the State:\n1.  Safety and health requirements.  To ensure that safety and health requirements are met by all river users;\n2.  Minimize environmental impact.  To minimize environmental impact on the rivers and the river corridors, including access roads;\n3.  Recreational use.  To allow a reasonable level of recreational use;\n4.  Quality wilderness experience.  To maintain a quality wilderness experience on the rivers;\n5.  Multiple uses.  To minimize conflicts between different uses of the rivers in order to allow for multiple use;\n6.  Diversity of whitewater experiences and services.  To encourage a diversity of whitewater trip experiences and services;\n7.  River use and impact.  To monitor river use and its impact;\n8.  Communication.  To encourage open communication with all river users, both groups and individuals, on river management matters; and\n9.  System of allocating river use.  To provide a system of allocating river use that is simple and fair and that meets the specific goals of section 12913.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 929: WHITEWATER RAFTING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec12903.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"208b3f0a70d5c7178d679b1cd4267313f04a21561659dd53da40fd857e7205e6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12902","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}