Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§41, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:

41. Shellfish. "Shellfish" means clams, quahogs, oysters and mussels and includes shellstock and shucked shellfish. all species of:

A.__Clams, quahogs, oysters and mussels, whether:

(1)__Shucked or in the shell;

(2)__Fresh or frozen; or

(3)__Whole or in part; and

B.__Scallops in any form, except when the final product form is the adductor muscle of a mussel only.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the definition of shellfish to include scallop in any form other than the adductor muscle of a mussel. This allows the emerging market for whole scallops to occur under shellfish sanitation regulations that protect the public health from shellfish contaminated by pollution or marine toxins.