Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 591 – Prohibitions
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 591
- Air contaminants: includes , but is not limited to, dust, fumes, gas, mist, particulate matter, smoke, vapor or any combination thereof. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 582
- Air contamination source: means any and all sources of emission of air contaminants, whether privately or publicly owned or operated. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 582
- Ambient air: means all air outside of buildings, stacks or exterior ducts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 582
- Emission: means a release of air contaminants into ambient air or the air contaminants so released. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 582
- Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, whether private, public or quasi-municipal, municipality, state governmental agency or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 582
- Region: means an air quality region or regions established by the board pursuant to section 583. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 582
No person may discharge air contaminants into ambient air within a region in such manner as to violate ambient air quality standards established under this chapter or emission standards established pursuant to section 585, 585?B or 585?K. [PL 2007, c. 584, §2 (AMD).]
When the board, pursuant to section 590, has by rule provided that no person may operate or maintain within a region any air contamination source or emit any air contaminants without an emission license from the department, the operation or maintenance without that license is prohibited. [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §166 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 474, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 462, §7 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 835, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B166 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 584, §2 (AMD).