APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 5, 2021 58
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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S.P. 145 - L.D. 338
An Act To Amend the Law Governing the Maine Lobster Marketing
Collaborative
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§5-A, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 309, §2, is
repealed.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§5-A, ¶B, as amended by PL 2013, c. 492, §5, is
repealed.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§5-A, ¶C, as amended by PL 2013, c. 492, §5, is
repealed.
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§5-A, ¶D, as amended by PL 2017, c. 368, §3, is
further amended to read:
D. For the years 2016 to 2021 the The surcharges are, for:
(1) Class I lobster and crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age,
$165.25;
(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $330.50, except that for license
holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $165;
(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $480.75, except that for license
holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $240;
(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, $480.75;
(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits if the license holders hold no
supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, or lobster
transportation licenses if the license holders hold no supplemental lobster
transportation licenses, $1,200;
(6) Supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental
lobster transportation licenses as follows:
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 (a) One thousand eight hundred dollars for up to 2 supplemental wholesale
seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation
licenses;
(b) Two thousand four hundred dollars for 3 to 5 supplemental wholesale
seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation
licenses; and
(c) Three thousand dollars for 6 or more supplemental wholesale seafood
licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses;
and
(7) Lobster processor licenses, $1,000 if less than 1,000,000 pounds of raw product
is processed, and $4,000 if 1,000,000 pounds or more of raw product is processed.
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 368, §5, is amended to
read:
9. Repeal. This section is repealed October 1, 2021 2026.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 338, SP 145: 12.6455
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 58: 12.6455