An Act To Limit Eligibility for Commercial Menhaden Fishing Licenses
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1908
Committee Amendment CA_B_H991 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6502-C

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "t/,,J' to H.P. 1414, L.D. 1908, "An Act To Limit 
Eligibility for Commercial Menhaden Fishing Licenses" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6502-C, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A. Commercial menhaden fishing license eligibility in 2023. The commissioner 
may not issue a 2023 resident commercial menhaden fishing license or a 2023 nonresident 
commercial menhaden fishing license to an individual unless that individual: 
A. Possessed a license to fish for menhaden in 2020 or 2021; and 
B. According to department records, reported legal landings of menhaden of 6,000 
pounds or more in 2020 or 2021. 
Documentation, acceptable to the department, showing the landing requirement in this 
paragraph has been met must have been submitted to the department by January 31, 
2022. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6502-C, sub-§1-B is enacted to read: 
1-B. 
Commercial menhaden fishing license eligibility after 2023. 
The 
commissioner may not issue a resident commercial menhaden fishing license or a 
nonresident commercial menhaden fishing license to an individual in any year subsequent 
to 2023 unless that individual possessed that license in the previous calendar year. 
Sec. 3. Report. By January 15, 2023, the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall 
submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
marine resources matters with details on the implementation of the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 12, section 6502-C, subsections 1-A and 1-B. The committee has the authority to 
report out a bill to the 131st Legislature in 2023 based on the report.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEEAMENDMENT'b ~'toH.P.1414,L.D.1908 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, changes the 
requirements for a 2023 commercial menhaden fishing license. An individual may obtain 
a license if the individual possessed a menhaden license in 2020 or 2021 and reported legal 
landings to the Department of Marine Resources, by January 31, 2022, of 6,000 pounds or 
more in 2020 or 2021. It also requires the department to report to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters by January • 
15, 2023 and gives the committee the authority to report out a bill to the Legislature based 
on the report. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/08/22 .::tPae:.. 
LD 1908 
LR 2192(03) 
An Act To Limit Eligibility for Commercial Menhaden Fishing Licenses 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 8,(1/ ,JJq I) 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue impact - Other Special Revenue Funds 
This bill changes the commercial menhaden fishing license requirements beginning in 2023. Under the current 
criteria, there are no pre-qualifications to obtain a commercial menhaden license. The new criteria will limit who may 
obtain a license to those who possessed a commercial menhaden license in either 2020 or 2021 and reported legal 
landings by January 1, 2023 of 6,000 pounds or more in either 2020 or 2021. The Department of Marine Resources 
does not anticipate a significant change in license revenue from imposing new license qualifications because even 
though fewer will be eligible, a higher percentage of those individuals will be motivated to maintain their eligibility in 
the future. 
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