No.

Maine officials are not considering a law to require annual registration of lawnmowers.

An image shared widely on Facebook claims Gov. Janet Mills sponsored a proposal to require all Maine residents to register lawnmowers, with a $38 annual fee and a “weather-resistant sticker.” The image said those using unregistered mowers could be subject to a fine.

In a Facebook post, the Maine Department of the Secretary of State said the viral image is “definitely not” true.

A search of the Maine Legislature’s online tracker for pending bills containing the word “lawn” returns one result: LD 192, which seeks to exempt utility vehicles purchased for commercial fishing, agriculture, aquaculture or wood harvesting from sales tax.

Under Article IV of the Maine Constitution, only members of the Legislature can sponsor bills. The governor can propose bills that are then sponsored by a lawmaker and denoted as a “governor’s bill,” but they don’t bear the governor’s name.

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Sources

• Maine Department of the Secretary of State on Facebook: Is Maine really going to require a sticker for lawnmowers?
• Maine Legislature: Bill Tracking u0026 Text Search
• Maine Legislature: An Act to Exempt from State Sales Tax Utility Vehicles Purchased for Use in Commercial Fishing, Agricultural Production, Aquacultural Production and Wood Harvesting
• Maine Legislature: Constitution of the State of Maine