{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-9326","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §9326","heading":"Electronic issuance of permits","body":"The Director of the Bureau of Forestry shall develop or cause to be developed a system to electronically issue permits for burning in all areas of the State using a publicly accessible site on the Internet.\nThe system developed under this section for electronically issuing permits must provide a fire warden with the ability to change the criteria for issuing a permit in a municipality except for times when the director imposes more restrictive criteria or a ban on the issuance of permits.\nA person may apply for a permit to burn using the Internet or as otherwise provided in this article.  When a person applies for and is issued a permit electronically pursuant to this section, a fee may not be charged.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 11: FORESTRY","CHAPTER 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING","ARTICLE 2: OUT-OF-DOOR FIRES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec9326.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"06c4c9a0f0bf32f48b00e7bf0a0f09b42b1de9d45b93966c2219da9b7a8e27ca","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-9325","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-9327"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}