| | 4. Additional penalty. If the holder of a lobster and crab | fishing license violates this section by cutting a lobster trap | line, the court shall: |
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| A. Order that person to pay to the owner of the trap line | that was cut an amount equal to twice the replacement value | of all traps lost as a result of that cutting; and |
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| B. Direct that person to provide proof of payment of that | restitution to the Commissioner of Marine Resources | commissioner as required by section 6402, subsection 1. |
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| A penalty imposed under this subsection is in addition to any | penalty imposed under section 6204. |
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| | Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §6451, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, | §5, is further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Allocation of license fees. Ten dollars of each $113.75 | fee, $10 of each $114 fee, $20 of each $228.50 fee, $30 of each | $341.25 fee and $5 of each $56 fee for each lobster and crab | fishing license must be allocated to the Lobster Fund, which | must be used for the purposes of lobster biology research, of | propagation of lobsters by liberating seed lobsters and female | lobsters in Maine coastal waters and of establishing and | supporting lobster hatcheries. |
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| | Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §6621, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 323, §1, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §6728-A, as reallocated by RR 2003, c. 1, §7, is | reallocated to §6721-A. |
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| | Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §6743, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 297, §4, is | amended to read: |
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| | 3. Exception. This section shall does not apply to the taking | of quahogs under the authority of section 6856 or to quahogs kept | or washed in waters sterilized with a system which has been | approved in writing by the commissioner, provided that the waters | are also approved for that use. |
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| | Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §6747, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 328, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | 3. Exception. This section shall does not apply to: |
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| A. The taking of mussels under the authority of section | 6856; or. |
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