ME Legislature: An Act To Prohibit Foraging on Private Land without Permission. Hearing Jan 31st
Ron Huber
LD 128 An Act To Prohibit Foraging on Private Land without Permission adds "edible wild food" to Christmas trees and cut evergreen boughs, by requiring written permission from the landowner where it's being foraged. PUBLIC HEARING on LD 128 will be held JANUARY 31, 2017, 1:30 PM, Room 214, Cross Building (next to state capitol building)
Offenders will be charged with either Class D,(Misdemeanor) or Class C or B crimes (Felony) depending on the _value_ of what they were caught collecting. Not the quantity:
Class D more than $1,000 but not more than $2,000.
Class C $2,000 but not more than $10,000.
Class B more than $10,000
Interestingly "edible wild food" is not defined. (is there "inedible wild food) What are the chief ones readers have foreaged and eaten, or collected for sale?
While It'd take a lot of dandelions,or acorns to trigger the long arm of the law, foraging is a serious and legitimate form of food acquisition.
Ron
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Ron Huber
i'd guess its to keep folks from clamming on property like gac....
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On Jan 19, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Ron Huber wrote:
Bay Friends, if you forage wild Maine foods, please read on. (Apologies for any crosspostings)LD 128 An Act To Prohibit Foraging on Private Land without Permission adds "edible wild food" to Christmas trees and cut evergreen boughs, by requiring written permission from the landowner where it's being foraged. PUBLIC HEARING on LD 128 will be held JANUARY 31, 2017, 1:30 PM, Room 214, Cross Building (next to state capitol building)
Offenders will be charged with either Class D,(Misdemeanor) or Class C or B crimes (Felony) depending on the _value_ of what they were caught collecting. Not the quantity:
Class D more than $1,000 but not more than $2,000.
Class C $2,000 but not more than $10,000.
Class B more than $10,000Interestingly "edible wild food" is not defined. (is there "inedible wild food) What are the chief ones readers have foreaged and eaten, or collected for sale?
While It'd take a lot of dandelions,or acorns to trigger the long arm of the law, foraging is a serious and legitimate form of food acquisition.
Ron
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