Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6671, sub-§6, ¶¶A and B, as amended by PL 1991, c. 390, §6, are further amended to read:

A. Village corporations; and

B. The combined towns of Yarmouth and North Yarmouth. ; and

Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §6671, sub-§6, ¶D is enacted to read:

D.__Unorganized townships that have complied with the requirements of subsection 4, paragraph C.

Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §6671, sub-§10, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 75, §1, is further amended to read:

A. For harvesting shellfish or periwinkles from a closed area or digging shellfish or harvesting periwinkles without a license:

(1) For the first offense, a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $1,500; and

(2) For subsequent offenses, a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,500.

The court may not suspend a fine imposed under this paragraph or impose a penalty other than the monetary payment of a fine as provided in this paragraph; or

SUMMARY

This bill permits a municipality to regulate the possession of periwinkles through the municipality's shellfish conservation ordinance. The bill also includes unorganized townships in the definition of "municipality" and permits unorganized townships to adopt regional shellfish management programs.