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Sec. 301. 12 MRSA §12756, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
D. Damage Otherwise damage or destroy a fishway.

 
Sec. 302. 12 MRSA §12756, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following
enacted in its place:

 
2.__Penalty.__The following penalties apply to violations of
this section.

 
A.__A person who violates this section commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $500 may be adjudged.

 
B.__A person who violates this section after having been
adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations
under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. 303. 12 MRSA §12758, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

 
Sec. 304. 12 MRSA §12759, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following
enacted in its place:

 
2.__Penalty.__The following penalties apply to violations of
this section.

 
A.__A person who violates this section commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $500 may be adjudged.

 
B.__A person who violates this section after having been
adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations
under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. 305. 12 MRSA §12760, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
6. Decision. In the event that the commissioner decides that
a fishway should be constructed, repaired, altered or maintained
pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall issue final
orders with specific plans and descriptions of the fishway
construction, alteration, repair or maintenance requirements, the
conditions of the use of the fishway and the time and manner


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