APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 10, 2025 249
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1053 - L.D. 1595
An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints
Regarding Aquaculture
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §2807, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 99, §1, is amended
to read:
A. "Commercial fishing activity" means an activity directly related to a commercial
fishing fisheries business as defined in Title 12, section 6001, subsection 6-A or a
commercial activity commonly associated with or supportive of commercial fishing or
aquaculture, such as the manufacture or sale of ice, bait, traps, cages or nets or the
manufacture, installation or repair of boats, engines or other equipment commonly used
on boats or in facilities that involve the catching, transporting, buying, selling or
processing of seafood for commercial purposes.
Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §2807, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 99, §1, is repealed.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 249: 17.2807