{"id":"AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-032","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands (State agency)","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE","eco":"","issuer":"Bureau of Parks and Lands (Director Andy Cutko), with the support of Governor Janet Mills","authority":"12 M.R.S. § 1803 (Bureau of Parks and Lands; rules for State parks) (pin to be verified); Governor\u0027s Proclamation of Civil Emergency of Mar. 15, 2020 (ME State file)","instrument":"Bureau of Parks and Lands COVID-19 updates: \u0027March 26, 2020: Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to [COVID-19]\u0027 (Reid, Popham Beach, Fort Popham and other Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal parks and beaches closed Mar. 27 - Apr. 8, 2020; playgrounds closed until further notice), as captured Mar. 28, 2020","title":"Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to COVID-19 (Bureau of Parks and Lands updates of Mar. 20, 24 and 26, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-26","effective":"2020-03-27 12:01 a.m.","end":"2020-04-08 per the notice (later extended; coastal parks reopened in May 2020 under the Governor\u0027s Stage 1 plan, ME State file; not verified)","startDate":"2020-03-27","endDate":"2020-04-08","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE"],"addressees":["the public","coastal park visitors and beach concessions"],"clause":"The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry\u0027s Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) today announced that, with the support of Governor Janet Mills, it is taking additional proactive [measures to protect the health and safety of Maine people from the threat of COVID-19]. Effective Friday, March 27 at 12:01 am, the following Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal State Parks and beaches are closed until April 8: Reid State Park, Popham Beach State Park, Fort [Popham...]... Playgrounds are closed until further notice.","enforcement":"Closure of State property; 12 M.R.S. § 1803 park rules (pin to be verified)","functions":["CB customer base (coastal park visitation)","AM beaches and concessions","TV coastal day-trip travel"],"notes":"The department that houses Maine\u0027s agriculture and parks functions closed the coastal parks that anchor Midcoast tourism at the start of the season.","sourceUrl":"https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200328153840/https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":295191,"grade":"secondary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE","url":"/library/AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-032","citation":"Bureau of Parks and Lands (Director Andy Cutko), with the support of Governor Janet Mills, Bureau of Parks and Lands COVID-19 updates: \u0027March 26, 2020: Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to [COVID-19]\u0027 (Reid, Popham Beach, Fort Popham and other Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal parks and beaches closed Mar. 27 - Apr. 8, 2020; playgrounds closed until further notice), as captured Mar. 28, 2020 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-032)","stateName":"Maine","related":[]}