{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-151","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §151","heading":"Petition for creation","body":"Any 25 occupiers of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the State Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry asking that a soil and water conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. Such petition shall set forth:\n1.  Name.  The proposed name of said district;\n2.  Need.  That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for a district to function in the territory described in the petition;\n3.  Description.  A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district;\n4.  Referendum.  A request that the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry duly define the boundaries for such district; that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a soil and water conservation district in such territory; and that the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry determine that such a district be created.\nWhere more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may consolidate all or any such petitions.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 1: SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 1: SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER 4: FORMATION OF DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec151.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"116cfb1858ae7c3b2ab5c83a39e4c066c0297bfa235df024d66b8962e1fd1886","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-103","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}