{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-86","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §86","heading":"Vessels required to take pilot","body":"Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register, with a draft of 9 feet or more, entering or departing from any port or harbor within the waters described in section 86‑A must take a pilot licensed under this chapter.  Any master, owner, agent or consignee that fails to take a pilot licensed under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000 per day, payable to the State.  This penalty is recoverable in a civil action.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 1: OPERATION OF VESSELS","SUBCHAPTER 3: PILOTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec86.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"ff4f7cdc3178851f7302ca6e46b4fc946899e179f928eba99af54a7f95692078","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-85-b","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-86-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}