{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-448","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §448","heading":"Municipalities establish commercial fishing and maritime activity zones","body":"A municipality may, within coastal shoreland areas of that municipality, adopt zoning ordinances establishing a commercial fishing and maritime activity zone.  In creating that zone, the municipality shall consider at least the following:\n1.  Utilization.  The number of persons who fish commercially and the utilization of the shoreland area;\n2.  Availability.  The availability of shoreland area for commercial fishing;\n3.  Demand for property.  The demands for shoreland property for commercial and residential purposes not related to commercial fishing or maritime activity; and\n4.  Access.  Access to the shore and availability of space appropriate for commercial fishing and maritime activities.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS","SUBCHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD","ARTICLE 2-B: MANDATORY SHORELAND ZONING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec448.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"bf6b6f0fb961aa6eb291d53ebdf91bb21ee1c5da710927f0863d2278dbcfec6f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-447","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-449"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}