S.P. 406 - L.D. 1195
An Act to Create Accountability in the Management of Trout and Salmon in Maine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7035, sub-§19 is enacted to read:
19. Management of brook trout and landlocked salmon. Notwithstanding any other provision of chapters 701 to 721, any rule that includes a proposal to establish or amend the time, place or manner in which a person may fish for brook trout or landlocked salmon on inland waters is a routine technical rule as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A. The department shall provide the following information to any person upon request and at all hearings or meetings that relate to the time, place or manner in which a person may fish for brook trout or landlocked salmon on inland waters:
A. Information and interpretation leading to rule proposals including alternative proposals that staff have considered but not proposed;
B. An assessment of the biological potential of the waters affected and management goals for those waters, including the best scientific judgment of the probable outcome and the probability of success of the plan relating to the management of brook trout and landlocked salmon; and
C. A realistic assessment of the ability of fisheries staff to evaluate success of the management through future surveys.
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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