{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-977","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §977","heading":"Owner may remove on tender of damages; damages for landowner","body":"The owner of said timber may enter on said land and remove it at any time before forfeiture, having previously tendered to the owner or occupant thereof a reasonable compensation for all damages occasioned by the lodging, remaining or removal of said timber and the expense of advertising it; but if the timber is removed by the owner, or otherwise, without such tender, the owner of the land may recover, in a civil action, the damages aforesaid.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 7: FLOATING TIMBER"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec977.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"ffd9a17f6b20e1a8a211400b3676ffb703f1f8bdbe39a443afe13e6fcb244d8b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-976","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-978"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}