An Act To Continue the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-H, sub-§14, as amended by PL 2013, c. 309, §1, is further amended to read:
| Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative | $55 Per Diem Plus Expenses | 12 MRSA §6455 |
This subsection is repealed October 1, 2021.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§2-B is enacted to read:
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§5-A, ¶D, as amended by PL 2013, c. 492, §5, is further amended to read:
(1) Class I lobster and crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, $165.25;
(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $330.50, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $165;
(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $480.75, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $240;
(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, $480.75;
(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits if the license holders hold no supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, or lobster transportation licenses if the license holders hold no supplemental lobster transportation licenses, $1,200;
(6) Supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses as follows:
(a) One thousand eight hundred dollars for up to 2 supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses;
(b) Two thousand four hundred dollars for 3 to 5 supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses; and
(c) Three thousand dollars for 6 or more supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses; and
(7) Lobster processor licenses, $1,000 if less than 1,000,000 pounds of raw product is processed, and $4,000 if 1,000,000 pounds or more of raw product is processed.
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 309, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §6455, last ¶, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 309, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 7. Report. The Commissioner of Marine Resources shall investigate whether the surcharges assessed under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6455, subsection 5-A on a wholesale seafood license with lobster permits or a supplemental lobster transportation license may be amended to reflect the amount of lobster bought, sold, shipped or transported by the license holder or a class of license holders. The commissioner shall provide a report of recommendations to amend the surcharges to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters by January 15, 2019. The joint standing committee may report out legislation to the First Regular Session of the 129th Legislature based upon the report.