{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-480-c","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §480-C","heading":"Prohibitions","body":"1.  Prohibition.  A person may not perform or cause to be performed any activity listed in subsection 2 without first obtaining a permit from the department if the activity is located in, on or over any protected natural resource or is located adjacent to any of the following:\nA.  A coastal wetland, great pond, river, stream or brook or significant wildlife habitat contained within a freshwater wetland; or\nB.  Freshwater wetlands consisting of or containing:\n(1)  Under normal circumstances, at least 20,000 square feet of aquatic vegetation, emergent marsh vegetation or open water, except for artificial ponds or impoundments; or\n(2)  Peatlands dominated by shrubs, sedges and sphagnum moss.\nA person may not perform or cause to be performed any activity in violation of the terms or conditions of a permit.\n2.  Activities requiring a permit.  The following activities require a permit:\nA.  Dredging, bulldozing, removing or displacing soil, sand, vegetation or other materials;\nB.  Draining or otherwise dewatering;\nC.  Filling, including adding sand or other material to a sand dune; or\nD.  Any construction, repair or alteration of any permanent structure.\n3.  Application.\n4.  Significant groundwater well.  A person may not perform or cause to be performed the establishment or operation of a significant groundwater well without first obtaining a permit from the department.\n5.  Small-scale wind energy development.  A person may not construct or cause to be constructed a wind energy development requiring certification under Title 35‑A, section 3456 without first obtaining a permit from the department under section 480‑II.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS","SUBCHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD","ARTICLE 5-A: NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec480-C.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"b7a3cdafc841a0a259bd0ad480af54b6cb3c6fa033c98c9870c1b34355775d57","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-480-b","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-480-d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}