BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 11, 2021
Have you ever been out in the woods and found a tree with a purple stripe painted on it? And if so, what did you do after that? The correct answer is to turn around and exit the area. In recent years, the use of purple paint as a way to designate areas where access to land is limited to those who’ve received advance permission from the landowner has become quite prevalent. One vertical OSHA safety purple stripe that’s at least one inch wide and at least eight inches long is to be translated as “access by permission only” in the state of Maine.