THE COASTAL PACKET: Something we didn't know about Maine

Thursday, May 16

Something we didn't know about Maine

In Maine, purple paint means "no trespassing." Maine is one of about a dozen states to have the "purple paint law." The other states are Texas, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Florida, Idaho, Arkansas, Montana, Arizona, Kansas and Indiana. 

While states like Texas have had the law on the books for many years, Maine's was signed into law in 2011

Essentially, the law allows landowners to mark the boundary of their land with purple paint rather than post "No Trespassing" signs. They even sell special paint for this specific purpose.

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