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§6502-A
Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES
§6502-C

§6502-B. Carrier license

1.  License required.  A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current carrier license.  
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
2.  Licensed activity.  If rules adopted pursuant to subsection 5 allow vessels to possess or transport fish, the holder of a carrier license may possess or transport on the vessel listed on the carrier license Atlantic herring or Atlantic menhaden that the holder has not taken.  
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
3.  Eligibility.  A carrier license may be issued only to an individual.  
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
4.  Fees.  The fee for a carrier license is $98. The commissioner shall deposit the fee in the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund established under section 6041.  
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
5.  Rules.  The commissioner may adopt rules regarding the operations of vessels possessing or transporting fish pursuant to a carrier license. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.  
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
6.  Violation.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.  
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).
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