Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A. Motor Vehicles § 1677. Municipal action

1. Authority restricted. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a municipality or other political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance, regulation or procedure governing the operations of a transportation network company, driver or motor vehicle used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride or impose a tax or fee on or require a license for a transportation network company, driver or motor vehicle used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride, except as provided in subsection 2.

2. Primary airports. A municipality or other political subdivision operating a public airport that receives scheduled passenger aircraft service and that had more than 20,000 passenger boardings in the previous year, may in a manner that is consistent with the airport's regulation of other prearranged for-hire transportation services including but not limited to taxicabs and limousines:

For the purposes of this subsection, the term “passenger boardings” means passenger boardings on an aircraft in service at the airport that generate revenue for an airline or the airport.