Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 — Taxation
36 M.R.S. § 562
Standing wood, bark and timber; taxed to purchaser
Whenever the owner of real estate notifies the assessors that any part of the wood, bark and timber standing thereon has been sold by contract in writing, and exhibits to them proper evidence, they shall tax such wood, bark and timber to the purchaser. A lien is created on such wood, bark and timber for the payment of such taxes, and may be enforced by the collector by a sale thereof when cut, as provided in section 991 .
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 503 · Town taxes; legality
- 504 · Illegal assessment; recovery of tax
- 505 · Taxes; payment; powers of municipalities
- 506 · Prepayment of taxes
- 506-A · Overpayment of taxes
- 507 · Taxpayer information
- 508 · Service charges
- 551 · Real estate; defined
- 552 · -- tax lien
- 553 · -- where taxed
- 554 · Mortgaged real estate; taxes; payment
- 555 · Tenants in common and joint tenants
- 556 · Landlord and tenant
- 557 · Assessment; continued until notice of transfer
- 557-A · Assessment; unknown owner
- 558 · Taxes prorated between seller and purchaser
- 558-A · Liability for failure to pay prorated property taxes
- 559 · Deceased persons
- 560 · Bank's real estate
- 561 · Railroad buildings
- 562 · Standing wood, bark and timber; taxed to purchaser
- 563 · Forest land; policy
- 564 · Assessment
- 565 · Forestry Appeal Board
- 571 · Title
- 572 · Purpose
- 573 · Definitions
- 574 · Applicability
- 574-A · Ineligibility
- 574-B · Applicability
- 574-C · Reduction of parcels with structures; shoreland areas
- 575 · Administration; rules
- 575-A · Determining compliance with forest management and harvest plan
- 576 · Powers and duties
- 576-A · Valuation of areas other than forest land
- 576-B · Discount factor and capitalization rate
- 577 · Reduced valuation under special circumstances
- 578 · Assessment of tax
- 579 · Schedule, investigation
- 580 · Reclassification