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 agricultural fair property and distribute the checklist to each person, agricultural society, association or corporation that submits an application to hold, conduct or operate an agricultural fair licensed under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, chapter 3. The person, agricultural society, association or corporation shall, with the assistance of a soil and water conservation district, complete the checklist and submit it to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources may not issue a license for an agricultural fair prior to receipt of the environmental checklist.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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