An Act To Allow Lobster License Exemptions to fe~sons with Certain Medical Criteria
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1009
Committee Amendment CA_A_H217 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ()" to H.P. 697, L.D. 1009, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow Lobster License Exemptions to fe~sons with Certain Medical Criteria" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph A by striking out all of subparagraphs (2) 
and (3) (page 1, lines 15 to 32 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'(2) A substantial illness or medical condition on the part of the person or a 
family member prevented that person from meeting the eligibility requirements 
for a license in licensing year 2000 or in subsequent years, and the person 
documents that the person harvested lobsters while in possession of a Class I, 
Class II or Class TIl lobster and crab fishing license within one year prior to the 
onset of the illness or medical condition. 
The person shall provide the 
commissioner with documentation from a physician describing the illness or 
other medical condition. 
A person must request an appeal under this 
subparagraph within one year of the onset of the illness or medical condition; eF 
(3) Service in the United States Armed Forces or the United States Coast Guard 
precluded that person from participating in the lobster fishery and meeting the 
eligibility requirements for a license, and the person documents that the person 
harvested lobsters while in possession of a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster 
and crab fishing license within one year prior to entering the service. The person 
may not have served for more than 6 consecutive years since the most recent year 
in which the person held a license, and the person must have been honorably 
discharged from service. 
A person must request an appeal under this 
subparagraph within one year of discharge from service • .:....Q! 
(4) That person was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy between 1983 and 1988 
and that person harvested lobsters while in possession of a Class I, Class II or 
Class III lobster and crab fishing license within one year prior to the diagnosis 
but has not held a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license 
since the year following that person's diagnosis with the disease. The person 
must provide the commissioner with documentation from a physician of the 
diagnosis of muscular dystrophy and a statement from a physician that the person 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 697, L.D. 1009 
is currently physically capable of safely conducting the activities involved with 
the commercial harvest of lobsters. A person that receives a Class I, Class II or 
Class III lobster and crab fishing license pursuant to this subparagraph is limited 
to 300 trap tags and those trap tags expire when the person is no longer eligible to 
hold the license and may not be counted in an exit ratio system for a lobster 
management zone. This subparagraph is repealed October 1, 2010.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph A in the last line (page 1, line 37 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "ill" and inserting the following: 'ill' 
Amend the bill by inserting at the end before the summary the following: 
'Sec. 3. Repeal. This Act is repealed October 1,2010.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment would, upon documentation to the Commissioner of Marine 
Resources, allow a person that was diagn'osed with muscular dystrophy between 1983 and 
1988 that had harvested lobsters while in possession of a Class I, Class II or Class III 
lobster and crab fishing license within one year prior to the diagnosis but did not hold a 
Class I, Class II or Class III. lobster and crab fishing license since the year following the 
diagnosis to be eligible for a medical waiver to obtain a lobster and crab fishing license 
and fish a maximum of 300 trap tags. Those trap tags expire when the person is no 
longer eligible to hold the license and could not be counted in the exit ratio system for a 
lobster management zone. It also provides that the provisions of this amendment are 
repealed October 1, 2010. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 04/22/09 MaC! 
LD 1009 
LR 1513(02) 
An Act To Allow Lobster License Exemptions to Persons with Certain Medical Criteria 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "~,, 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase- Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation would result in minor increases in General Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds revenue not 
requiring any change to the budget. 
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