An Act To Allow Certain Wholesale Seafood Dealers To Process Imported Lobsters
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1547
Committee Amendment CA_A_S156 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6851-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 494, L.D. 1547, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow Certain Wholesale Seafood Dealers To Process Imported Lobsters" 
Amend the bill in section I in subsection 6 in the 11th line (page 1, line 28 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: "seals." the following: 'Rules adopted under this 
subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 6-B by striking out the last blocked 
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paragraph (page 2, lines 4 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'This subsection takes effect November 1, 2011 and is repealed 90 days after the 
adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6851-B, sub-§2, ~C, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 523, §9, is 
amended to read: 
C. All containers in which lobster meat is packed after removal and that are to be 
sold, shipped or transported must be clearly labeled with the lobster processor license 
number of the packer; afl€l 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6851-B, sub-§2, ~D, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 523, §9, is 
amended to read: 
D. Records must be maintained at the fixed place of business named on the license~~ 
and 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6851-B, sub-§2, ~ 
is enacted to read: 
E. Notwithstanding paragraph B, the lobster meat or lobster parts may come from 
lobsters that are not legal-sized as provided in section 6431, subsection 6-B. 
This paragraph takes effect November 1, 2011 and is repealed 90 days after the 
adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 494, L.D. 1547 
Sec. 6. Rules. The Commissioner of Marine Resources shall adopt or amend rules 
to prescribe the time, manner and method of sealing containers for the effective operation 
of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6431, subsection 6-B. The rules may 
include a requirement for a permit and provisions for inspection that establish a chain of 
custody that ensures that the lobsters were not harvested or landed in this State. The 
commissioner shall also adopt or amend rules to establish the method by which the 
department collects from a holder of a lobster processor license landings records of the 
amount of oversized lobsters harvested outside this State received by that lobster 
processor. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. Adds that the Commissioner of Marine Resources is required to adopt or amend 
rules to establish the method by which the Department of Marine Resources collects from 
the holder of a lobster processor license landings records on oversized lobsters harvested 
outside this State received by that lobster processor; and 
2. Repeals the exception to the processing of oversized lobsters harvested outside of 
this State 90 days after adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/16111 frac 
LD 1547 
LR 2154(02) 
An Act To Allow Certain Wholesale Seafood Dealers To Process Imported Lobsters 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A" S ~ IS(p 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Marine Resources associated with rulemaking can be absorbed with existing 
staff and within existing budgeted resources. 
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