An Act Concerning Age Requirements for Student, Apprentice and Noncommercial Lobster Licenses LR 1909(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1368
Committee Amendment CA_A_H276 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 1003, L.D. 1368, Bill, "An 
Act 
Concerning 
Age 
Requirements 
for 
Student, 
Apprentice 
and 
Noncommercial Lobster Licenses" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following: 
'Sec.5. 12 MRS A §6421-C is enacted to read: 
§6421-C. 
App1ication of student and noncommercial license age 
regyirements 
1. 
Student licenses. 
Notwithstanding the age requirements 
of section 6421, subsection 3-A. paragraph E and section 6421, 
subsection 5-A. a person who holds a student license on October 
31, 2003 may continue to be issued a student license until that 
person reaches 23 years of age. 
Notwithstanding the trap limits 
under section 6421, subsection 3-A. paragraph E, a person who is 
years of age or older and who holds a student license on 
October 31, 2003 may not submerge at anyone time more than 150 
lobster tra9s in the coastal waters of the State. 
A gerson who 
holds a 
student license and is less than 8 years of age on 
October 31, 2003 may not at anyone time submerge more than 10 
traps in the coastal waters of the State and upon reaching 8 
years of age is subject to the trap limits provided in section 
6421. subsection 3-A. paragraph E. 
A person who holds a student 
license on October 
31. 
2003 
must 
comply with the full-time 
student requirement of section 6421. 
subsection 
5-A 
and the 
apprenticeship program and sponsor requirements of section 6421. 
subsection 3-A. paragraph E. 
Page l-LR1909(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to H.P. 1003, L.D. 1368 
2. 
Noncommercial 
licenses. 
Notwithstanding 
the 
age 
requirements of section 6421. subsection 5-B. a person who holds 
a 
noncommercial license and is less than 
years of age on 
October 
31. 
2003 
may continue to be 
issued 
a 
noncommercial 
license subject to the examination and licensure requirements of 
section 6421. subsection 5-B. 
3. 
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. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee on Marine Resources and exempts those individuals who 
hold a student or noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license 
on October 31, 2003 from the age and trap limits proposed in the 
bill. 
This amendment also provides that a person who holds a 
student license and is less than 8 years of age on October 31, 
2003 may not submerge more than 10 traps at any given time and 
upon reaching 8 years of age must comply with the trap limits 
proposed in the bill. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQuIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General FWld 
Revenue 
General FWld 
Other Special Revenue FWlds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/30/03 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1368 
An Act Concerning Age Requirements for Student, Apprentice and 
Noncommercial Lobster Licenses 
LR 1909(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$1,271 
($1,271) 
($1,712) 
2004-05 
$1,271 
($1,271) 
($1,712) 
Projections 
2005-06 
$1,271 
($1,271) 
($1,712) 
Projections 
2006-07 
$1,271 
($1,271) 
($1,712) 
Changing the age requirements for the issuance of certain lobster licenses will decrease annual General FWld revenues 
collected by the Department of Marine Resources by $1,271 beginning in fiscal year 2003-04. These same changes 
will also reduce annual Other Special Revenue FWlds revenues collected by the department by $1,712 beginning in 
fiscal year 2003-04. 
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