Maine Revised Statutes Title 12. Conservation § 13071-A. Operating personal watercraft

(1) Operate or be a passenger on a personal watercraft unless the person is wearing a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device; or

(2) Operate a personal watercraft during the hours between sunset and sunrise.

(1) A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

(2) A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.

(1) Mud Pond, Oversett Pond, South Pond, Round Pond, Twitchell Pond, Hicks Pond, Indian Pond or Furlong Pond in the Town of Greenwood in Oxford County;

(2) North Pond or Bryant Pond, also known as Christopher Lake, in the Town of Greenwood and the Town of Woodstock in Oxford County;

(3) Concord Pond, Little Concord Pond or Shagg Pond in the Town of Woodstock in Oxford County;

(4) Hamilton Pond in Bar Harbor in Hancock County;

(5) Bog Lake or Horseshoe Lake in the Town of Northfield in Washington County;

(6) Megunticook Lake in the Town of Camden and the Town of Hope in Knox County and the Town of Lincolnville in Waldo County;

(7) Hobbs Pond, Fish Pond or Alford Lake in the Town of Hope in Knox County;

(8) Norton Pond or Coleman Pond in the Town of Lincolnville in Waldo County;

(9) Pitcher Pond in the Town of Lincolnville and the Town of Northport in Waldo County;

(10) Torsey Lake in the Town of Mount Vernon and the Town of Readfield in Kennebec County;

(11) Trickey Pond in the Town of Naples in Cumberland County;

(12) Brandy Pond in the Town of Naples in Cumberland County between sunset and 9:00 a.m.;

(13) Fulton Lake in the Town of Northfield in Washington County;

(14) Knight Pond in the Town of Northport in Waldo County;

(15) Moose Pond or Saturday Pond in the Town of Otisfield in Oxford County;

(16) Tripp Pond, Upper Range Pond or Middle Range Pond in the Town of Poland in Androscoggin County;

(17) Keewaydin Lake, Virginia Lake, Trout Pond, Weymouth Pond or Whitney Pond in the Town of Stoneham in Oxford County;

(18) Lermond Pond in the Town of Union and the Town of Hope in Knox County;

(19) Pocasset Lake or Pickerel Pond in the Town of Wayne in Kennebec County;

(20) Androscoggin Lake in the Town of Wayne in Kennebec County and the Town of Leeds in Androscoggin County;

(21) Little Cobbosseecontee Lake in the Town of Winthrop in Kennebec County;

(22) Somes Pond in the Town of Mount Desert;

(23) Long Pond in the Town of Mount Desert and the Town of Southwest Harbor;

(24) Little Long Pond in the Town of Mount Desert;

(25) Meetinghouse Pond, Big Pond, Wat Tuh Lake, Center Pond and Silver Lake, also known as Silver Pond, in the Town of Phippsburg in Sagadahoc County;

(26) South Branch Lake in the Plantation of Seboeis and the Township of T2 R8 NWP in Penobscot County;

(27) Spring Lake in Spring Lake Township in Somerset County;

(28) Kennebago Lake and Kennebago River in Davis Township and Stetsontown Township in Franklin County;

(29) Nicatous Lake in the Townships of T40 MD, T41 MD and T3 ND in Hancock County;

(30) Crystal Lake in the Town of Washington in Knox County;

(31) Middle Branch Pond in the Town of Waterboro in York County;

(32) Highland Lake or Woods Pond in the Town of Bridgton in Cumberland County if the personal watercraft is rented and does not display a decal identifying the rental agency that owns the personal watercraft;

(33) Lake St. George in the Town of Liberty; or

(34) Keyes Pond in the Town of Sweden in Oxford County.

(1) A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

(2) A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.

(1) A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.

(2) A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.