An Act To Create a Carrier License for Pelagic and Anadromous Fish
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1729
Committee Amendment CA_A_H457 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6041

COMMITTEE AMEND:tvIENT "/I" to H.P. 1231, L.D. 1729, Bill, "An Act To 
Create a Carrier License for Pelagic and Anadromous Fish" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6041, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 527, §1, is amended 
to read: 
2. Sources of revenue. The fund is capitalized by surcharges assessed under section 
6502-A, subsection 7 and fees collected pursuant to section 6502-B, subsection 4. In 
addition to those revenues, the commissioner may accept and deposit in the fund money 
from any other source, public or private.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6502-B by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 1, 
lines 6 to 8 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'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.' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect on January l, 2020.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment specifies that fees collected for a carrier license are a source of 
revenue for the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund. It specifies that Atlantic herring 
and Atlantic menhaden are the only species that a person may possess or transport under 
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a canier license without having taken the fish. Lastly, it makes the legislation effective 
January 1, 2020. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/31/19 feac 
LD 1729 
LR 2331(02) 
An Act To Create a Carrier License for Pelagic and Anadromous Fish 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,/4, ( f/-7'_);) 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
The additional workload associated with the minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require 
additional funding at this time. 
The collection of additional fine revenue will increase General Fund and dedicated revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill creates a new can'ier license, effective January 1, 2020, which allows the possession or transport of Atlantic 
herring and Atlantic menhaden which was not caught by the holder of the license. The bill sets a fee of $98 for the 
license and directs that revenue from the license fee be deposited into the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund. 
Due to the unique nature of the fishe1y and limited species, the Department of Marine Resources anticipates a minor 
Other Special Revenue Funds increase from the licenses. 
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