Chapter 3 - MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM
- § 670-3-I - GENERAL
- § 670-3-II - REGULATIONS
- § 670-3-III - SYSTEM OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION & WATERWAY MARKERS
- § 670-3-IV - SPECIFICATIONS PERTINENT TO THE MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM
- § 670-3-V - PRIVATE PERMITTED WATERWAY MARKERS
SUMMARY: These rules present a uniform system for the buoying of the Maine Waters.
MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY BUREAU OF PARKS & LANDS BOATING FACILITIES DIVISION
The Director, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, as authorized by Title 12 MRSA §1894, adopts the following Rules and Regulations.
The Maine State Aids To Navigation System is the basic system of waterway markers used on state waters as recommended by the U.S. Coast Guard for the purpose of minimizing hazards to navigation.
Maine cooperates in this nationwide marking system to insure that these buoys and markers will have the same meaning in all states. The system is consistent with the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) Maritime Buoyage System (Region B) and is compatible with existing U.S. Coast Guard regulations.
Notes
June 1, 1976
RE-ADOPTED:
July 1, 1979
REPEALED AND REPLACED:
November 13, 1989
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION:
May 4, 1996
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTION:
August 7, 1997 - (10) added to definition of "Great Pond."
AMENDED:
July 20, 1999 - also converted to MS Word format; renamed chapter to MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM.
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
November 9, 1999 - minor punctuation and formatting.
AMENDED:
November 4, 2001
CORRECTED:
February, 2014 - agency names, formatting
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 12 MRSA §1894
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