{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-570-bb","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §570-BB","heading":"Prohibition","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person may not perform or cause to be performed, and the department may not permit, approve or otherwise authorize, any oil or natural gas exploration, development or production in, on or under the waters of the State.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS","SUBCHAPTER 2-C: PROHIBITION ON OIL AND NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec570-BB.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"ba6dbdbe1874adc18d49c9cd66242495c15249cfe8ff55abcbbd3b3585506dbb","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-570-aa","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-571"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}