{
 "state": "ME",
 "name": "Maine",
 "agency": "Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands",
 "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
 "entries": [
  {
   "id": "us-me:state_parks:metal_detecting",
   "jurisdiction": "Maine State Parks",
   "agency": "Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands",
   "level": "state",
   "state": "ME",
   "hobby": "metal_detecting",
   "status": "permit_required",
   "summary": "Metal detecting needs a written permit from the specific park, and it is prohibited at historic sites.",
   "permit": "Written permit at the park.",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/park_passes_fees_rules/park_rules.shtml"
   ],
   "notes": "",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "verification": "read_source",
   "verification_notes": "Read the maine.gov park rules (rule 4).",
   "unreachable_sources": {},
   "needs_review": false
  },
  {
   "id": "us-me:state_parks:drones",
   "jurisdiction": "Maine State Parks",
   "agency": "Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands",
   "level": "state",
   "state": "ME",
   "hobby": "drones",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "summary": "General drone use is prohibited in Maine state parks, historic sites and DACF boat launches unless under law-enforcement oversight or with a Special Activity Permit, which is issued only 'under certain rare circumstances' and requires liability insurance naming the State. Commercial use is prohibited.",
   "permit": "Special Activity Permit (rare), applied for through the regional office.",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/docs/Drone-UAS-%20Policy.pdf"
   ],
   "notes": "",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "verification": "read_source",
   "verification_notes": "Read the DACF Drone/UAS policy PDF. Corrected the summary: the $250 fee and FAA-license claims aren't in the policy.",
   "unreachable_sources": {},
   "needs_review": false
  }
 ]
}