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The bill lowers
fiscal year 2013-14, fiscal year 2014-15 and fiscal years 2015-16 through
2017-18 surcharges for nonresident lobster and crab landing permits from $425
to $160.75, $850 to $320.75 and $1,275 to $480.75 respectively. This bill
lowers fees for commercial green crab only licenses from $38 to $10 for
residents and from $76 to $20 for nonresidents. The bill allows the holder of
a marine worm dealer's license to buy, possess, ship, transport or sell green
crabs for non-human consumption purposes without a commercial green crab only
license. The Department of Marine Resources has indicated that very few of
these permits and licenses are currently sold and that lowering the price
should increase the number sold, offsetting most of the fee reductions. |