CHAPTER 297
H.P. 251 - L.D. 315
An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Fees Charged in the Elver Fishery
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8, is amended to read:
4. Fees. Fees for elver fishing licenses are:
A. For a person who is a resident, $33 $83; and
B. For a person who is a nonresident, $334 $384.
Fifty dollars of each license fee collected under this subsection accrue to the Eel and Elver Management Fund established in section 6505-D.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8, is amended to read:
5. Gear. The A person issued a license under this section may utilize one elver fyke net, one Sheldon eel trap or one dip net to fish for or take elvers without paying the fee required for a first net or trap pursuant to section 6505-B. A license issued under this section must identify the number and types of nets for which that the license holder has paid fees may use pursuant to this section and section 6505-B.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6505-B, sub-§1, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8, are repealed and the following enacted in their place:
A. Fifty dollars per net or trap for the use of a first or 2nd elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap, except that the fee under this paragraph does not apply to an elver fyke or Sheldon eel trap a person utilizes pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 5. For the purposes of assessing fees under this subsection, an elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap utilized pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 5 is the first net or trap;
B. One hundred dollars per net or trap for the use of a 3rd elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap; and
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6505-B, sub-§1, ¶C is enacted to read:
C. Two hundred dollars per net or trap for the use of a 4th and 5th elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap.
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6505-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8, is amended to read:
3. Dip net fee. It is unlawful for a person to utilize a dip net to fish for or take elvers without paying a fee of $75 $50 per dip net annually.
This subsection does not apply to a dip net a person utilizes pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 5.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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