Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§3-A, ķE, as amended by PL 1999, c. 490, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

E.__A student license authorizes the license holder to engage in the licensed activities under subsection 2.__A student license may be issued only to a person who, at the time of application, is 8 years of age or older and under 23 years of age.__A person issued a student license may not submerge more than:

(1)__Ten lobster traps in the coastal waters of the State if the person is 8 years of age or older and under 11 years of age;

(2)__Fifty lobster traps in the coastal waters of the State if the person is 11 years of age or older and under 14 years of age; or

(3)__One hundred and fifty lobster traps in the coastal waters of the State if the person is 14 years of age or older and under 23 years of age.

A person issued a student license is enrolled in the apprentice program under section 6422.__When applying for a license the person must designate a sponsor.__For the purposes of this paragraph, "sponsor" means a person who holds a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license issued under this section.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 568, §1, is further amended to read:

5-A. Student license eligibility. A student license may only be issued to a person who, at the time of application, is a full-time student not more than 22 8 years of age or older and under 23 years of age. For the purposes of this subsection, "full-time student" means "student" as defined in Title 39-A, section 102, subsection 8, paragraph C.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§5-B, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 581, §1, is amended to read:

5-B. Noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license eligibility. Beginning with license year 2003, a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license may be issued only to a person who, at the time of application, is 8 years of age or older and has: