Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD971: An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Checking of Baitfish Traps
Status: Signed into law, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Checking of Baitfish Traps.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Checking of Baitfish Traps Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12555, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §265 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 1. Prohibition Checking baitfish traps. While trapping for baitfish in the inland waters with the use of a baitfish trap as defined in section 10001, subsection 7 from April 2nd to October 31st, a person shall check the baitfish trap or cause the baitfish trap to be checked at least once in every 7 calendar days. While trapping for baitfish in the inland waters with the use of a baitfish trap from November 1st to April 1st, a person shall check the baitfish trap or cause the baitfish trap to be checked at least once in every 21 calendar days. Sec. 2. Report. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall submit a report related to the baitfish trap checking requirements under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 12555, subsection 1 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters by January 1, 2029. The report must include information on whether increasing the time permitted between baitfish trap checks from November 1st to April 1st has led to any biological consequences or enforcement challenges. The report …
Sponsors
- Tiffany Strout (R, 11) · primary sponsor
- Allison Hepler (D, 49)
- Richard Mason (R, 97)
- Marianne Moore (R, 6)
- James Thorne (R, 35)
- William Tuell (R, 10)
- Stephen Wood (R, 92)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-263) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-263), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-263).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Subjects: BAITFISH TRAPS, FISHING, Legislature, Senate, REGULATIONS, Other
Common questions
- What is LD971?
- LD971 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Checking of Baitfish Traps.
- What does LD971 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Checking of Baitfish Traps.
- What is the status of LD971?
- Signed into law as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD971?
- Tiffany Strout (R, 11), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD971?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=971&snum=132
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