{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-403-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §403-A","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.\n1.  Existing dam.  \"Existing dam\" means any human-made barrier across a river segment identified in this chapter that impounds water and has not deteriorated or been breached or modified to the point where it no longer impounds water at 50% or more of its design level at normal flows.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 2: FORESTS, PARKS, LAKES AND RIVERS","CHAPTER 200: MAINE'S RIVERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec403-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"34e350745f519d0423bc2487938c53b68e457c514ae2d1cb5d0d8d9f9e8202f2","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-403","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}