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| | | An Act To Improve Boating in Maine |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7801, sub-§33, as amended by PL 1999, c. 436, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 33. Operating airmobile or motorboat that exceeds noise | limits. A person is guilty of operating a watercraft that | exceeds the noise limit if that person operates | | an airmobile or motorboat in such a manner as to exceed: |
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| | | A. A noise level of 90 decibels when subjected to a | | stationary sound level test with and without cutouts engaged | | and as prescribed by the commissioner; or |
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| | | B. A noise level of 75 decibels when subjected to an | | operational test measured with and without cutouts engaged | | and as prescribed by the commissioner. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $500 may be | | adjudged. |
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| | | This subsection does not apply to motorboats that are operating | | in a regatta or race approved by the commissioner under section | | 7797. |
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