{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-651","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §651","heading":"Milldams and canals","body":"Any person may on the person's own land erect and maintain a watermill and dams to raise water for working it, upon and across any stream not navigable; or, for the purpose of propelling mills or machinery, may cut a canal and erect walls and embankments upon the person's own land, not exceeding one mile in length, and thereby divert from its natural channel the water of any stream not navigable, upon the terms and conditions and subject to the regulations hereinafter expressed.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS","SUBCHAPTER 1: MILLS AND DAMS","ARTICLE 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec651.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"061eee1569ea81e9dc86834d331db725fce8981cad596bd26fb5bf15aa3152ce","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-640","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-652"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}