Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 137-24-02 - DefinitionsA.Guide. "Guide" as defined in Title 12 M.R.S. § 10001 subsection 28, means a person who receives any form of remuneration for that person's services in accompanying or assisting a person in the fields or forests or on the waters or ice within the jurisdiction of the State while hunting, fishing, trapping, boating, snowmobiling, using an all-terrain vehicle or camping at a primitive camping area.B.Inland Waters. "Inland Waters" as defined in Title 12 M.R.S. § 10001, subsection 35, means all waters within the State above the rise and fall of the tide and wholly or partially within the territorial limits of the State, except private ponds as defined in Title 12 M.R.S. § 10001, subsection 51. C.Licensed Guide . "Licensed Guide" means a person who has satisfactorily completed a written and oral examination, has satisfied the safety standards established by the Commissioner, and holds a Maine license to guide in any classification.D.Paddle sports. "Paddle sports" means all competitive and recreational activities utilizing watercraft propelled by paddles.E.Territorial Waters: "Territorial Waters" as defined in Title 12 M.R.S. § 6001 subsection 48- B, means all waters of the State within the rise and fall of the tide seaward to the 3-nautical-mile line as shown on the most recently published Federal Government nautical chart, but does not include areas above any fishway or dam when that fishway or dam is the dividing line between tidewater and fresh water.09-137 C.M.R. ch. 24, § 02