CHAPTER 217

S.P. 203 - L.D. 648

An Act To Exempt Maine Agricultural Fairs from the

Requirements of the Site Location of Development Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §488, sub-§23 is enacted to read:

23.__Agricultural fair property.__Development on property that is used for one or more agricultural fairs licensed by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources under Title 7, chapter 3 is exempt from review under this article if:

A.__The property is not used for motorized vehicle racing for more than 14 days beyond those days authorized for the operation of the agricultural fair;

B.__Motorized vehicle racing on the property is licensed by the Department of Public Safety;

C.__Use of the property beyond those days authorized for the operation of the agricultural fair meets a noise standard pursuant to section 484, subsection 3.__The department shall enforce the noise standard under this paragraph; and

D.__The property has been identified as the location of an agricultural fair in an agricultural fair license issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources prior to September 15, 2006.

Sec. 2. Environmental evaluation checklist. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall develop a checklist of environmental issues that may have an impact on