Maine LD336: An Act to Change the Waiting List System for Commercial Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses

What the bill says

An Act to Change the Waiting List System for Commercial Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative BAGSHAW of Windham. Cosponsored by Representatives: FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, GERE of Kennebunkport, GIFFORD of Lincoln, LYMAN of Livermore Falls, THORNE of Carmel. Printed on recycled paper.

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An Act to Change the Waiting List System for Commercial Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative BAGSHAW of Windham. Cosponsored by Representatives: FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, GERE of Kennebunkport, GIFFORD of Lincoln, LYMAN of Livermore Falls, THORNE of Carmel. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6448, sub-§6, as repealed and replaced by PL 2015, c. 428, §6, is amended by amending the first blocked paragraph to read: The commissioner shall create a waiting list for a zone at the time the commissioner closes the zone pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the exit ratio for any waiting list established by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection is one to one. SUMMARY This bill establishes that, notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the contrary, 1100 the exit ratio for lobster and crab fishing licenses within limited-entry zones is one to one. Page 1 - 132LR0689(01)

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Sponsors

• Barbara Bagshaw (R, 106) · primary sponsor
• William Faulkingham (R, 12)