6. Eligibility. A commercial northern shrimp license may be issued only to an individual.

7. Fees. Fees for the commercial northern shrimp license are as follows:

A. Thirty-three dollars for a resident license that authorizes the license holder to engage in the licensed activities under subsection 2;

B. Eighty-nine dollars for a resident license that authorizes the license holder and crew members to engage in the licensed activities under subsection 2; and

C. Three hundred and thirty-four dollars for a nonresident license that authorizes the license holder and crew members to engage in the licensed activities under subsection 2.

8. Disposition of fees. All fees for commercial northern shrimp licenses must be deposited in the Shrimp Management Fund established in section 6805.

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

Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §6856, as amended by PL 2001, c. 112, §§2 to 4, is further amended to read:

§6856. Shellfish sanitation and depuration certificate

1. Shellfish sanitation certificate. A person may not undertake the processing, buying, selling, shipping, transporting or shucking of shellfish or whole scallops without a shellfish sanitation certificate authorizes unless authorized under section 6701 or 6702.__The commissioner may issue a shellfish sanitation certificate to a wholesale seafood license holder or a shellfish transportation license holder that authorizes the holder to undertake the activities expressly authorized therein, which may include buying and selling, shipping, transporting, shucking or other processing of shellfish or whole scallops. A wholesale seafood license or shellfish transportation license is also necessary to undertake the activities authorized under those licenses.