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Warden Service Unveils Aggressive Boating Law Enforcement Campaign
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[font "Arial"]NAPLES, Maine - Along the shores of Long Lake this morning, Colonel Thomas Santaguida, Chief of the Maine Warden Service, announced that the Maine Warden Service will be conducting and aggressive boating law enforcement campaign designed to reduce the number of boating complaints, accidents and fatalities in this region.

“This year, in an attempt to counter the growing boating problems and related complaints, we have developed an enhanced enforcement plan for the summer for this region,” said Santaguida, “Our Game Wardens will be assigned from all over Maine throughout the summer at key times to specifically look for boating violators and if appropriate, summons or arrest them.”

Over the past few years, the Sebago - Long Lake Region has been the source of repeat and growing complaints regarding unsafe boating, violations of boating laws pertaining to safe operation, drunk boating and noise limit violations for watercraft engines.

“During the course of the summer, these enhanced patrols will continue during peak boating times - weekends, hot weather periods and evenings. In all, we will have 87 additional warden patrols for the region during these times,” said Santaguida. The Warden Service will supplement regular patrol shifts with Game Wardens from other parts of the State where there is not as much boating activity.

Maine’s boating season begins in July, and the July Fourth Holiday weekend brings a high volume of recreational boating traffic to Maine’s waters. The Maine Warden Service oversees the enforcement of laws and rules pertaining to watercraft as well as the safety of all boaters on the inland waterways of the state.

This enforcement program will include the use of conventional watercraft, personal watercraft and the use of aircraft to monitor and patrol Maine’s inland waterways.

“Hopefully our enhanced efforts this boating season will serve their purpose and result in a higher degree of compliance with our boating laws, reduce noise related violations by boats and create a safer and more peaceful lake environment in this region,” said Santaguida.[/font]
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