Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§27, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:

27. Marine resources. "Marine resources" means all renewable marine organisms and the entire ecology and habitat supporting those organisms, except those portions of the ecosystem or habitat that extend above the rise and fall of the tide.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§17-A is enacted to read:

17-A.__Inland fisheries.__"Inland fisheries" means all fisheries in waters within the State above the rise and fall of the tidal waters and wholly or partially within the territorial limits of the State, except private ponds as defined in subsection 30.

SUMMARY

This bill clarifies the jurisdictions of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Marine Resources.