An Act to Amend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1319
Committee Amendment CA_A_S204 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6412

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "./t-,, to S.P. 549, L.D. 1319, "An Act to Amend the 
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Law Regarding the Suspension of Licenses Issued by the Depal'tment of Marine Resources 
for Failme to Comply with Repotting Requirements,, 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inse1ting the 
following: 
'Sec, 1. 12 MRSA §6412, sub-§1-B is enacted to read: 
1-B, 
Process for suspeusion for failing to comply with daily reoorting by 
harvesters of marine organisms that have daily reporting requirements. 
If the 
commissioner determines that an individual licensed· or certified to fish for marine 
organisms under this Part has failed to comply with a daily repo1ting requirement 
established in rnle adopted by the depmtment pursuant to section 6173, the commissioner 
may notify the individual by e-mail at the e-mail address provided on the application for 
the license or certificate. If the individual has not complied with the 1·eporting requirements 
within 2 days of the requirement to submit the report, the commissioner may mail a notice 
to the individual. The notice is deemed received 3 days after the mailing. The notice must: 
A, 
Describe the information that the individual is required to prnvide that the 
department has not received; and 
B. State that. unless all the information described in paragraph A is prnvided to the 
depaitment or the individual requests a heat'ing, the license 01· certificate will be 
suspended 3 business days after the individual's receipt of the notice. 
Notwithstanding subsection 4, if the individual has not complied with the reporting 
requirements or requested a hearing within 3 business days after receipt of the notice, the 
commissioner shall suspend the license OI' certificate.' 
Amend the bill by relettel'ing or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to 1·ead consecutively. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITI'EE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 549, L.D. 1319 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the process for license or certificate 
suspension for failing to comply with daily reporting requirements by harvesters of marine 
organisms established by the bill. 
1. It changes the period of time a license or certificate holder has to comply with the 
reporting requirements before notice of suspension is mailed from 24 hours to 2 days. 
2. It removes language that authorized the Commissioner of Marine Resollt'ces to serve 
the notice of suspension in hand, 
3, It clarifies that the notice of suspension must state that a license or certificate will be 
suspended 3 business days after the license or certificate holder's receipt of the notice. 
4. It changes from one calendar day to 3 business days the period of time a license or 
ce1tificate holder has upon receipt of the notice of suspension to comply with the reporting 
requirements or to request a hearing before the license or certificate is suspended. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/21/25 l-Rl-
LD 1319 
LR 357(02) 
An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Suspension of Licenses Issued by the Department of Marine 
Resources for Failure to Comply with Reporting Requirements 
Fiscal Note fo1• Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'J'\" l~)' d,D£0 
Committee: Marine Resources 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Marine Resources to adopt the changes in this bill are expected to be minor 
and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources, 
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