| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6073-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 156, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| §6073-A. Season and minimum size exemption; aquaculture |
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| | The holder of a lease issued under section 6072, 6072-A or | 6072-B is exempt from any requirement regarding the season, | minimum or maximum length or other minimum or maximum size | requirement for any marine organism cultivated on the leased | area. The exemption applies only to those organisms actually | cultivated on the leased area. The commissioner shall require a | system of identification of organisms exempted under this | section. |
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| | This bill exempts an aquaculture leaseholder from any | requirement that a particular marine organism not be harvested or | otherwise possessed during a closed season. |
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