CHAPTER 480
S.P. 85 - L.D. 265
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §2701, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 572, is amended to read:
All persons owning honeybees within the State shall annually notify the commissioner of the keeping of bees and the location of the bees and shall forward to the commissioner for deposit with the Treasurer of State an annual license fee not to exceed 50¢ $2 per colony for all bees kept on June 15th of each year. A license may be issued for a one-year, 2-year or 3-year period. Licenses for a period in excess of one year may be issued only with the agreement of or at the request of the applicant. The fee for a 2-year license is 2 times the annual fee. The fee for a 3-year license is 3 times the annual fee. Fees shall must be established by rule in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375. No license fee returned may be less than $2 per beekeeper. License fees shall accrue as a dedicated revenue to the General Fund Division of Plant Industry to fund the cost of apiary inspection.
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §2754, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 572, is amended to read:
A registration fee not to exceed 50¢ $2 per colony for all bees to be shipped or moved into the State shall must be forwarded to the commissioner for deposit with the Treasurer of State. Fees shall must be established by rule in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375. The fees shall accrue as dedicated revenue to the General Fund Division of Plant Industry to fund the cost of apiary inspection.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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