An Act Providing for a Noncommercial, Nondomiciled Resident Lobster and Crab Fishing License
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0899
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: CHAPMAN
Amends: 12 MRSA §6001, 12 MRSA §6421

Legislative Document 
No. 899 
H.P. 622 
House of Representatives, March 7, 2013 
An Act Providing for a Noncommercial, Nondomiciled Resident 
Lobster and Crab Fishing License 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CHAPMAN of Brooksville. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §6001, sub-§30-B is enacted to read: 
30-B.  Nondomiciled resident.  "Nondomiciled resident" means a person who: 
A.  Owns property in the State on which property taxes are paid; 
B.  Resides in the State for more than 3 months but less than 6 months each year; 
C.  Pays income tax to the State; 
D.  If registered to vote, is registered in the State; 
E.  If licensed to drive a motor vehicle, is licensed in the State; 
F.  If the owner of one or more motor vehicles located within the State, has registered 
at least one of the motor vehicles in the State; and 
G.  When licensed to fish under this Part, fishes on a vessel that is registered in the 
State. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §6421, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2011, c. 486, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
5.  Eligibility.  A noncommercial or student lobster and crab fishing license may only 
be issued to an individual who is a resident or a nondomiciled resident.  A Class I, Class 
II or Class III license may be issued to a person 17 years of age or older only if the 
person: 
A.  Possessed a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license in the 
previous calendar year; 
C.  Meets the requirements of the apprentice program under section 6422; or 
D.  Did not possess a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license in 
the previous calendar year because the commissioner had suspended the person's 
license privileges for a length of time that included the previous calendar year. 
Notwithstanding the age requirements of this subsection, a person who holds a Class I, 
Class II or Class III license on December 31, 2007 may continue to be issued a Class I, 
Class II or Class III license provided that person continues to meet the requirements of 
paragraph A. 
Sec. 3.  12 MRSA §6421, sub-§5-B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 468, §3, is 
further amended to read: 
5-B.  Noncommercial, nondomiciled resident lobster and crab fishing license 
eligibility.  Beginning with license year 2003 2013, a noncommercial, nondomiciled 
resident lobster and crab fishing license may be issued only to a person who, at the time 
of application, is 8 years of age or older and has: 
A.  Successfully completed a lobster and crab fishing written examination, as 
provided in section 6423; or 
B.  Held a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license and has landed 
lobster under that license. 
Once a person successfully completes the examination, that person need not repeat the 
examination to renew the license. 
Sec. 4.  12 MRSA §6421, sub-§7-A, ¶H, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, 
§2, is further amended to read: 
H.  Sixty-five dollars for a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license; and 
Sec. 5.  12 MRSA §6421, sub-§7-A, ¶H-1 is enacted to read: 
H-1.  Two hundred fifty dollars for a noncommercial, nondomiciled resident lobster 
and crab fishing license, plus an annual surcharge of $1,000 designated to the Lobster 
Promotion Fund under section 6455; and 
Sec. 6.  12 MRSA §6421, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §3, is 
further amended to read: 
8.  Exception.  The fee for a license for an a resident applicant 70 years of age or 
older is: 
A.  For a Class I or an apprentice lobster and crab fishing license, $66; 
B.  For a Class II lobster and crab fishing license, $136; and 
C.  For a Class III lobster and crab fishing license, $203. 
SUMMARY 
This bill creates a noncommercial, nondomiciled resident lobster and crab fishing 
license.  The holders of these licenses are charged $250 for a license and an annual 
surcharge of $1,000 designated to the Lobster Promotion Fund.