Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B – Definitions
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
- Coastal sand dune systems: means sand and gravel deposits within a marine beach system, including, but not limited to, beach berms, frontal dunes, dune ridges, back dunes and other sand and gravel areas deposited by wave or wind action. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
- Coastal wetlands: means all tidal and subtidal lands; all areas with vegetation present that is tolerant of salt water and occurs primarily in a salt water or estuarine habitat; and any swamp, marsh, bog, beach, flat or other contiguous lowland that is subject to tidal action during the highest tide level for the year in which an activity is proposed as identified in tide tables published by the National Ocean Service. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
- Commercial fishing activities: means activities directly related to commercial fishing and those commercial activities commonly associated with or supportive of commercial fishing, such as the manufacture or sale of ice, bait and nets, and the sale, manufacture, installation or repair of boats, engines and other equipment commonly used on boats. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Dredge spoils: means sand, silt, mud, gravel, rock or other sediment or material that is moved from coastal wetlands. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
- Floodplain wetland: means lands adjacent to a river, stream or brook that are inundated with floodwater during a 100-year flood event and that under normal circumstances support a prevalence of wetland vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
- Footprint: means the outline of a structure on the ground, except that for a building "footprint" means the outline that would be created on the ground by extending the exterior walls of a building to the ground surface. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
- Forest management activities: means timber stand improvement, timber harvesting activities, forest products harvesting and regeneration of forest stands. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
- Forested wetland: means a freshwater wetland dominated by woody vegetation that is 6 meters tall, or taller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
- Fragile mountain areas: means areas above 2,700 feet in elevation from mean sea level. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
- Freshwater wetlands: means freshwater swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas that are:
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