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Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Chapter 13
AUTHORITY: 12 MRSA, 7792

13.01	General Regulatory Definitions
	The definitions contained in Title 12, Maine Revised Statutes annotated, Section 7791, although not set forth herein, shall be a part of all regulations and apply to those words or phrases when used therein.

13.02	Contents of Applications and Certificates
A. Application for Boat Registration	Each application to secure a Maine Certificate of Boat Number as the state of principal use must contain the following information on forms provided by the Division: Make of boat Year built Length Hull material Type of boat (open, cabin, sail, canoe, houseboat or other) Type of propulsion Horsepower of engine Fuel Type of application Hull serial number, if any Use of boat Name and address of owner, including zip code Owner's birth date Owner's citizenship Town of legal residence - Maine residents Place boat is situated Present number on boat which was previously issued Waters chiefly used on Name and address from whom purchased Signature of owner An application made by a dealer/manufacturer need only provide information for items numbered 11, 12 and 20.
B. Temporary Certificate of Boat Number	Each temporary certificate of boat number issued by the Division, pending issuance of a permanent certificate of number, shall be valid for a period of 45 days from date validated and contain the following information: Permanently assigned boat number Make of boat Year built length Propulsion Horsepower Fuel Type of application Hull serial number, if any Use of boat Name and address of owner Owner's birth date Owner's citizenship
C. Certificate of Boat Number	Each Maine certificate of boat number issued by the Division will contain the following information: Number issued to watercraft and/or dealer/manufacturer Expiration date of certificate Make of boat Owner's birth date Hull serial number, if any Year built Length Name, address of owner Type of boat Hull material Fuel Propulsion Use of boat Validation showing official issuance by Division A certificate of number issued to a dealer/manufacturer will show only items 1, 2, 8, 13, 14 and for item 3, the word "Dealer".
D. Local Temporary Boat Registration	Any boat registration processed by a local boat registration agent which is not a renewal, shall be a 60 day temporary registration containing the following: Temporarily assigned boat number which corresponds with the temporary decal assigned Make of boat Year built Length Propulsion Horsepower Fuel Type of application Hull serial number, if any Use of boat Name and address of owner Owner's birth date Owner's legal residence All boats covered by a local temporary boat registration shall be required to display the boat temporary registration sticker on each side of the bow of the boat until the permanent registration is issued.

13.03

Accident or Casualty Reports

A. Information required.

Each casualty report required by Title 12, Section 7801, shall be signed and dated by the person who prepared it and must contain, if available, the following information about the accident or casualty:

The numbers and names of each watercraft involved
The name and address of each owner of each watercraft involved
The name of the nearest city or town, the county, the State, and the body of water
The time and date the casualty or accident occurred
The location on the water
The visibility, weather and water conditions
The estimated air and water temperature
The name, address, age, or date of birth, telephone number, operating experience, and boating saftey training of the operator making the report
The name and address of each operator of each watercraft involved
The number of persons on board or towed on skis by each watercraft
The name, address and date of birth of each person injured or killed
The cause of each death
The weather forecasts available to, and weather reports used by, the operator before and during the use of the watercraft
The name and address of each owner of property involved
The availability and use of personal flotation devices
The type and amount of each fire extinguisher used
The nature and extent of each injury
A description of all property damage and watercraft damage with an estimate of the cost of all repairs
A description of each equipment failure that caused or contributed to the cause of the casualty
A description of the watercraft casualty or accident
The type of watercraft operation (cruising, drifting, fishing, hunting, skiing, racing or other), and the type of accident (capsizing, sinking, fire, explosion or other)
The opinion of the person making the reports as to the cause of the casualty
The make, model, type (open, cabin, house or other), beam width at widest point, length, depth from transom to keel, horsepower, propulsion (outboard, inboard, inboard outdrive, sail or other), fuel (gas, diesel or other), construction (wood, steel, aluminum, plastic, fiberglass or other), and year built (model year), of the reporting operator's watercraft
The name, address and telephone number of each witness
The manufacturer's identification number, if any, of the reporting operator's watercraft
The name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the report

13.04

Time of Sunrise and Sunset

In order to determine the time of sunrise and sunset as referred to in Title 12, Chapter 715, Revised Statutes and any regulations promulgated thereunder the following definition shall apply: Sunrise and sunset is that time given for sunrise and sunset as computed and established for Augusta, Maine, by the Nautical Almanac Office of the United States Naval Observatory for the particular day involved converted to the legal standard of time in force in this State on that day.

13.05

Safety Equipment on Motorboat and Other Watercraft

The operator of any watercraft on the waters of this State shall be responsible to see that said craft are equipped as specified in this regulation. Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to permit the operation of any watercraft on the federal waters in this State unless they conform to all applicable federal laws and regulations pertaining thereto.

Definition.
1. Motorboat. For the purposes of this regulation, motorboats are defined as those watercraft which are propelled by machinery and not more than 65 feet in length.
2. Classes of motorboats.
  Class A, any motorboat less than 16 feet in length.
  Class 1, any motorboat 16 feet or over and less than 26 feet in length.
  Class 3, any motorboat 40 feet or over and not more than 65 feet in length.
3. Length. Length means the distance measured from end to end over the deck, excluding sheet. It is the straight line measurement of the overall length, stated in feet and inches, from the foremost part of the vessel to the aftermost part measured parallel to the centerline, excluding outboard motors, brackets, bowsprits, rudders and similar attachment.
4. Aft. Aft means the rear half of the watercraft, vessel or boat as contrasted to the bow, which is the forward half of the boat.
5. Point. Point means eleven and one-quarter degrees of arc.
6. Visual Distress Signal. A device approved by the U.S. Coast Guard.
7. Coastal Waters. Includes the Great Lakes and the territoral seas of the United States, and the bays and sounds which empty into these waters. Rivers, inside of a line drawn tangent to their headlands, are not included in "Coastal Waters" unless the distance across the river is over 2 miles. All portions of a river from the mouth to the point at which the river first narrows to 2 miles bare included in "Coastal Waters".
Navigation Lights and Shapes. Every watercraft in all weathers operating on inland waters from sunset to sunrise shall carry and exhibit the following lights when underway and during such time no other lights which may be mistaken for those prescribed shall be exhibited. Every white light prescribed by this section shall be of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least two(2) miles. Every colored light prescribed by this section shall be of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least one(1) mile. The word "Visible" in this subsection, when applied to lights, shall mean visible on a dark night with clear atmosphere.
1. Motorboats of Classes A and 1:
  1. A bright white light aft to show all around the horizon.
  2. A combined light in the fore part of the vessel and lower than the white light aft, showing green to the starboard and red to port, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam of their respective sides.
2. Motorboats of Classes 2 and 3:
  1. A bright white light in the fore part part of the vessel as near the stern as practicable, so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty (20) points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten (10) points on each side of the vessel; names, from right to two (2) points abaft the beam on either side.
  2. A bright white light aft to show all around the horizon and higher than the white light forward.
  3. On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten (10) points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two (2) points abaft the beam on the starboard side. On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten (10) points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two (2) points abaft the beam on the port side. The said side lights shall be fitted with inboard screens of sufficient height so set as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow.
3. Watercraft Under Sail: Each motorboat and any other type of watercraft, when propelled by sail alone, shall carry only the combined light or separate side lights as appropriate to its class, and in addition, one white light at the stern so constructed that it shall show an unbroken light over an area of the horizon of 12 points of the compass so fixed as to show the light 6 points from right aft on each side of the vessel.
4. Watercraft Under Sail and Motor: When propelled by sail and machinery any motorboat shall carry the lights required by this section for a motorboat propelled by machinery only.
5. Watercraft Manually Propelled: All other watercraft, not propelled by machinery, such as rowboats, canoes and rafts, and which are only operated by hand power, rowed, paddled or navigated by the current shall have ready at hand a lantern or flashlight showing a white light which shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision.
6. Watercraft At Anchor: Any motorboat anchored on solely internal waters from sunset to sunrise, while occupied by a person or persons, may display in leiu of the above navigation light, a single white light showing all around the horizon (32 points).
7. Enforcement Lights: Only those watercraft used by any law enforcement officer authorized to enforce this regulation or any of the laws of Title 12, Chapter 308, Revised Statutes of 1964 are permitted to use or display a distinctive blue colored, pulsating or revolving light for the purposes of enforcing these laws on the waters of this State in addition to any other navigation lights required.
8. Towboats: Towboats, when towing booms or rafts of wood products on solely internal waters of this State, shall display, in addition to the required lights from said watercraft, a flashing or pulsating amber light on either or both the towboat and the towed raft.
9. International Lights: Any watercraft using International Waters between sunset and sunrise must display lights required under International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (Colregs 1972). Lights under International Rules may be shown on inland waters.
  
  INLAND
  These lights may be shown only on inland waters.
  
  INTERNATIONAL RULES
  Lights under International Rules may be shown on inland waters and are required on the high seas.
Personal Flotation Devices. All personal flotation devices (PFDs) used aboard watercraft shall be Coast Guard approved, clearly labelled or imprinted as such, placed so as to be readily accessible in the craft (Type I, II, III) maintained in good and serviceable condition and of an appropriate size for whom the person it is intended. Devices designed to be thrown (Type IV) shall be immediately available on said craft. Devices which use kapok or fibrous glass for flotation material must have such material encased in plastic covers. All watercraft shall carry at least one of the following types of Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices (PFDs) based on the use and the length of said craft for each person aboard:

PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES (PFDs)
Use of Boat	Length	Required Type of PFD
Recreational: Pleasure or Rental, Lease or Charter for non-commercial uses	Less than 16 ft; and all canoes and kayaks regardless of length	Either a Type I, II, III or IV
	16 feet or longer	Either a Type I, II, III for each person aboard PLUS one Type IV device IV immediately available in boat.
Commercial Carrying Passengers for Hire	Any length	A Type I device suitable size for each person aboard with at least 31 sq. inches of approved retroreflective material attached on the front, on the back and on each of its reversible sides.
Commercial Fishing and Commercial Barges	0 to feet	Either a Type I, II or III device of suitable size for each person aboard.
Commercial Fishing and Commercial Barges	40 feet or longer	A Type I device of suitable size for each person aboard.
All Commercial Uses	26 feet or longer	Must carry Type IV ring buoy in addition to above devices

The table below identifies the Coast Guard approval number for the several types of personal flotation devices (PFDs).

Types of PFD	Name of Device	CG Approval Nbr
Type I Type I Type I Type I Type I	Life Preserver Life Preserver Life Preserver Life Preserver Life Preserver	160.002 160.003 160.004 160.005 160.055
Type II Type II Type II	Buoyant Vest Buoyant Vest Buoyant Vest	160.047 160.052 160.060
Type III	Special Safety Buoyant Device	160.064
Type IV Type IV Type IV Type IV	Ring Life Buoy Ring Life Buoy Buoyant Cushion Buoyant Cushion	160.009 160.050 160.048 160.049
Type V	Work Vest	160.053

Fire Extinguishers.
1. Every motorboat shall be provided with such number, size and type of fire extinguishers approved by the United States Coast Guard, as set forth below, which are capable of promptly and effectually extinguishing burning gasoline. Said extinguishers shall be kept in condition for immediate use and so placed as to be readily accessible at all times. The provisions of this section shall not apply to motorboats propelled by outboard motors while competing in any authorized race previously arranged or announced, or if such boats be desinged and intended solely fi\or racing, while engaged in such navigation as is incidental to tuning up of the boats and engines for the race.

Minimum number of B-1 Hand Portable Fire Extinguishers Required:*

Class of Motorboat	No Fixed Fire Extinguishing System in Machinery Spaces	Fixed Fire Extinguishing System in Machinery Spaces
A 1 2 3	1 1 2 3	0 0 1 2

*One B-2 hand portable fire extinguisher may substitute for two B-1 hand portable fire extinguishers. Toxic vaporizing type extinguishers containing carbon tetrachloride or chlorobromethane are not acceptable extinguishers.

Fire Extinguisher Classification:

Classification Type-Size	Foam (Gallons)	Carbon Dioxide (Pounds)	Dry Chemicals (Pounds)
B-1 B-2	1-1/4 2-1/2	4 15	2 10

2. Motorboats of Classes A and 1 which are propelled by outboard motors but are not carrying passengers for hire need not carry such fire extinguishers if the construction of such motorboats will not permit the entrapment of explosive or flammable gases or vapors. The intent of this exemption is illustrated in figure 1 where fire extinguishers are required if any one or more of the specified conditions exist, and in figure 2 where the specified conditions do not, in themselves, require that fire extinguishers be carried.

Fire extinguishers qre required if any one or more of the following conditions exist (numbers identifying conditions) are the same as those placed in Figure 1):
1. Closed compartment under thwarts and seats wherein portable fuel tanks may be stored.
2. Double bottoms not sealed to the hull or which are not completely filled with flotation material.
3. Closed living spaces.
4. Closed stowage compartments in which combustible or flammable materials are stowed.
5. Permanently installed fuel tanks.
The following conditions do not, in themselves, require that fire extinguishers be carried (number identifying conditions are the same as those placed in Figure 2):
1. Bait wells.
2. Glove compartments.
3. Buoyant flotation material.
4. Open slatted flooring.
5. Ice chests.

Sound Devices. Every motorboat shall be provided with an efficient whistle and/or other sounde producing device as set forth in the table below.Motorboats propelled by outboard motors while competing in authorized races or use as is incidental to tuning up of such boats for a race need not comply with these requirements. Except on emergency or enforcement motorboats or to give fog signals, no sirens shall be used.

Length of Vessel	Type of Device
Less than 39'4" NO Bell Required	Some means of making efficient sound signal
39'4" to less than 65'7" Bell Required	Whistle audible for 1/2 mile (120 db)
65'7" to 245'11" Bell Required	Whistle audible for 1 mile (130 db)

NOTE: A vessel, the keel of which was laid prior to 12/24/80, may comply with the requirement below rather than the new requirements, described above, until 12/24/90.

Class of Motorboat	Sound Device Classification Type of Device
A	None.
1	Mouth, hand or power operated horn, whistle or other mechanical sound producing device, capable of producing a blast of 2 seconds or more duration, and audible for at least one-half mile.
2	Hand or power operated horn or whistle, capable of producing a blast of 2 seconds or more duration, and audible for at least one mile; and in addition an efficient bell to produce a clear note.
3	Power operated horn or whistle, capable of producing a blast of 2 seconds or more duration, and audible for a distance of one mile, and in addition an efficient bell to produce a clear note.

Ventilation. All motorboats, except open boats, the construction of decking over of which is commenced after April 25, 1940, and which use fuel having a flashpoint of 110 degrees or less, shall have at least 2 ventilator ducts, fitted with cowls or their equivalent, for the efficient removal of explosive or flammable gases from the bilges of every engine and fuel tank compartment. There shall be at least one exhaust duct installed so as to extend from the open atmosphere to the lower portion of the bilge and at least midway to the bilge or at least one intake duct installed so as to extend to a point at least midway to the bilge or at least below the level of the carburetor air intake. The cowls shall be located and trimmed for maximum effectiveness and in such a manner so as to prevent displaced fumes from being recirculated. As used in this section, the term "open boats" means those motorboats with all engine and fuel tank compartments, and other spaces to which explosive or flammable gases and vapors from these compartments may flow, open to the atmosphere and so arranged as to prevent the entrapment of such gases and vapors within the vessel.
Backfire Flame Control. All gasoline engines installed in a motorboat, except outboard motors, shall be equipped with a device or acceptable means of attachment as approved by the U.S. Coast Guard to efficiently and safely arrest engine backfire.

Visual Distress Signals.

No person may use a boat 16 feet or more in length or any boat carrying six or less passengers for hire on coastal waters unless U.S. Coast Guard approved visual distress signals are on board. Devices suitable for day use and devices suitable for night use, or devices suitable for both day and night use must be carried.
Between sunset and sunrise, no person may use a boat less than 16 feet in length on coastal waters unless U.S. Coast Guard approved visual distress signals suitable for night use are on board.
No person may use a boat unless the required U.S. Coast Guard approved visual distress signals are readily available and in good serviceable condition.
Exceptions. The following persons are exempt from carrying visual distress devices suitable for day use, however, they must carry on board U.S. Coast Guard approved visual distress signals suitable for night use when operating between sunset and sunrise.
1. A person competing in any organized marine parade, regatta, race or similar event;
2. A person using a manually propelled boat; or
3. A person using a sailboat of completely open construction, not equipped with propulsion machinery, under 26' in length.

Any of the following visual distress signals when carried in the number required can meet the Federal requirements.

Number Marked on Device	Device Description	Accepted for Use	Required to be Carried
160.021	Hand-held red flare distress signals. (These signals must have a date of manufacture of 10/01/80 or later to be acceptable.)	Day & Night	3
160.022	Floating orange smoke distress signals (5 minutes).	Day Only	3
160.024	Pistol-projected parachute red flare distress signal (37mm). (These signals require use in combination with a suitable approved launching device.)	Day & Night	3
160.036	Self contained rocket propelled parachute red flare distress signals.	Day & Night	3
160.037	Hand-held orange smoke distress signals.	Day Only	3
160.057	Floating orange smoke distress signals. (15 minutes.)	Day & Night	3
160.066	Red aerial protechnic flare distress signal for boats. (These devices may be either meteor or parachute type and make need an approved, suitable launching device.)	Day & Night	3
160.072	Distress signal for boats, orange flag.	Day Only	1
161.013	Electric distress light for boats.	Night Only	1

13.06	Water-Skiing
A.	No person shall operate a watercraft on the internal waters of this State for the purpose of towing a person or persons on water-skiis, surfboards, aquaplanes or similar devices in a water safety zone as defined in Section 7791, Title 12, nor shall any person manipulate any watercraft, tow rope or other device by which the direction or location of water-skiis, surfboards, aquaplanes or similar devices may be affected or controlled in such a way so as to cause said devices, or any person thereon to approach within said water safety zone.
B.	Nothing herein shall preclude the necessary launching, or leaving the shoreline, mooring or landing of said boats and persons engaged in water-skiing, surfboarding, or using such similar devices provided they enter or leave the shoreline in a reasonably direct manner and so as not to endanger any persons or property and provided they do not enter or leave directly into or from another adjoining water safety zone. The Division may, upon written application from the majority of the municipal officers of a municipality wherein said waters are located, waive these provisions along undeveloped shorelines, if after inspection of the site by the Division, it is determined that such a waiver would provide a greater safety factor than would be achieved by compliance with these provisions.
C.	No person shall operate any watercraft on any waters of this State towing a person or persons on water-skiis, surfboard or other similar devices unless there is in such watercraft a person at least 12 years of age, in addition to the operator, who is in a position to continually observe the person or persons being towed. This part shall not apply to those devices actually operated by the person being towed and so constructed as to be incapable of carrying the operator in or on the devices.
D.	No person shall operate any watercraft on any waters of this State for towing a person or persons on water-skiis, a surfboard or similar device, nor shall any person ride on water-skiis, surfboards, or similar devices unless the person being towed has on his person a life jacket, life belt, or similar life saving device, except that performers engaged in exhibitions or tournaments authorized by the Division of Watercraft Registration and Safety do not need to comply with this requirement.

13.07

Operation Rules Between Watercraft on Internal Waters

In order to prevent the collision of watercraft the following rules apply to the operation of all watercraft in relation to each other on the internal waters of this State.

When watercraft are approaching each other head on, or nearly so, each watercraft shall direct their course to the right and pass on the port side of each other and at a distance and speed so that the wake of each will not endanger the other.
When a watercraft desires to pass another watercraft on either side in the same direction, the overtaking watercraft shall keep clear of the overtaken watercraft and shall not pass until it is safe to do so, and then at such speed and distance so as not to endanger the right-of-way until the overtaking watercraft has safely passed.
When watercraft approach each other at right angles or obliquely, the watercraft approaching on the right (starboard) side has the right-of-way and the other watercraft which has such watercraft on its right side shall keep out of the way of the other by directing her course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other watercraft, or stop and reverse if necessary to avoid collision.
Watercraft under sail alone or being propelled by oars or paddles have the right-of-way over watercraft propelled by machinery, except when overtaking as described in number 2.
In narrow channels, streams, thoroughfares, every watercraft shall keep to the right of the middle of the channel in the direction which it is traveling when it is safe and practicable to do so.
It shall be the duty of every operator to abide by these rules. However, where immediate danger exists the operator shall, if necessary, depart from these rules to the extent necessary to avoid collision.

13.08	Motor Size Restrictions on Certain Internal Waters
A.	For the purpose of determining horsepower of machinery used to propel watercraft for compliance with this regulation the following definition shall apply: "Horsepower" means the manufacturer's rated horsepower of the machinery and shall include the aggregate of all such propellant machinery on a watercraft.
B.	No person, except officers empowered to enforce this regulation and in the line of duty or representatives of a governmental agency while conducting authorized studies on these waters shall operate motorboats propelled by machinery in excess of the following horsepower limitations. NO motorboats allowed: Cushman Pond, Lovel, Oxford County Horseshoe Pond, Denmark, Oxford County Boston Pond, Denmark, Oxford County Bradley Pond, Lovell, Oxford County Trout Pond, T3R5, Piscataquis County Wylie Pond, Boothbay, Lincoln County Little Kennebago Lake, T3R4, Franklin County Upper Dam Pool, T4R1, Oxford County (from gates of dam, downstream or westerly 150 yards) Durgin Pond, T2R6 BKP WKR, Somerset County Little Berry Pond, T2R6 BKP WKR, Somerset County Lone Jack Pond, T2R6 BKP WKR, Somerset County Round Pond, T1R6 BKP WKR, Somerset County Fry Pan Pond, T2R5 BKP EKR, Somerset County Blood Pond, T2R13 WELS, Piscataquis County Loon Lake, Rangeley and Dallas Townships, Franklin County Martinand/or Long Pond, The Forks Pit., Somerset County Big Brook from Burt Garrity Road in T13 R10 WELS to and including Big Brook Lake i T14R10 WELS, Aroostook County Simpson Pond, Roque Bluffs, Washington County Southern most part of Thompson Lake separated from the main body by a causeway known as The Heath, Casco, Cumberland County Little Pond, Damariscotta, Lincoln County Moxie Long Bog, Bald Mountain Twp., Somerset County Clay Pond, Fryeburg, Oxford County Watson Pond, Rome Twp., Kennebec County Walton's Mill Pond, West Farmington, Franklin County Sand Pond, Limington Twp., York County Saddleback Lake, Dallas Pit., Franklin County Hooper Pond (Little Sabattus), Greene, Androscoggin County Motorboats with more than 6 horsepower prohibited: Perley's Pond, Denmark, Oxford County Little Pond, Denmark, Oxford County Ell and/or L Pond, Sanford and Wells, York County Black Lake, Fort Kent, Aroostook County Farrington Pond, Lovell, Oxford County Heald Pond, Lovell, Oxford County Horseshoe Pond, Stoneham and Lovell, Oxford County Haley Pond, Rangeley Twp. and Dallas Pit., Franklin County Rich Mill Pond, Standish, Cumberland County Boyd Pond, Bristol, Lincoln County Harriman Pond, Dedham, Hancock County Motorboats with more than 10 horsepower prohibited: Lower Range Pond, Poland, Androscoggin County Sand pond, Sanford, York County East Carry Pond, T2R3, Somerset County West Harbor Pond, Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County Five Kezar Ponds: (Mud, Little Mud, Back, Middle and Jewett Ponds) located singly or jointly in Waterford, Stoneham and Lovell, Oxford County Timoney Lake, Oakfield and Smyrna, Aroostook County McKenney Pond, Holep Township, Somerset County Big Fish Pond, Holep Township, Somerset County Barrett Pond, Holep Township, Somerset County Turner Pond, Forsythe Township, Somerset County Little Turner, Forsythe Township, Somerset County Long Pond, Forsythe Township, Somerset County Arnold Brook Recreation Watershed Lake in Presque Isle, Aroostook County Lard Pond, Turner, Androscoggin County Echo Lake, Mount Desert, Hancock County Stevens Pond, Liberty, Waldo County Moulton Pond, Dedham, Hancock County Mainstream Pond, Harmony, Somerset County Hobbs Pond (Little Pennessawassee), Norway, Oxford County Toddy Pond, Brooks, Waldo County Motorboats with more than 10 horsepower prohibited, from June 1 to September 15: Little Black River tributary to the St. John River in Aroostook County Motorboats with internal combustion engines prohibited: Garland Pond, Sebec and Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County York Pond, Eliot, York County Mt. Blue Pond, Avon, Franklin County Sewell Pond, Arrowsic Sagadahoc County

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Watercraft Regulations

Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Chapter 13 AUTHORITY: 12 MRSA, 7792

Watercraft Regulations

Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Chapter 13
AUTHORITY: 12 MRSA, 7792