72 chapters · 1,209 sections in this title.
30-A M.R.S. § 1001 Meridian line; record
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1. Line constructed. The county commissioners, at the expense of their respective counties, shall erect and maintain a true meridian line in their county, at a place convenient to the public and remote from electrical disturbances. The line must be perpetuated by stone pillars wi…
30-A M.R.S. § 1002 Care and custody
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The structures referred to in section 1001 are under the care and custody of the county commissioners. Any surveyor residing in the county or engaged in surveying in the county shall have free access to the structure for the purpose of testing the variation of the magnetic needle…
30-A M.R.S. § 1003 Annual verification of compass; record of needle declination
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When the meridian lines required by section 1001 have been established and completed, every land surveyor shall, at least annually before making any survey, test and verify his compass or other instrument using the magnetic needle by the meridian line established in the county wh…
30-A M.R.S. § 1004 Standards of length; verification of tape or chain
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1. Standard of length constructed. The county commissioners, at the expense of their respective counties, shall erect and maintain in their county, at a place convenient to the public, a standard of length at least 100 feet long with suitable subdivisions marked on it. This stand…