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12 ME Rev Stat § 6462-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 4: LOBSTER ADVISORY COUNCIL|12 §6462-A. Lobster Advisory Council

 §6462-A. Lobster Advisory Council 1.  Appointment; composition.  The Lobster Advisory Council, established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 58 and in this subchapter known as the "council," consists of the following members:   A. One person from each lobster management policy council established under section 6447. Each lobster management policy council shall choose by majority vote a member to serve on the council;   [PL 1997, c. 208, §3 (NEW).]B. Two persons who hold wholesale seafood licenses and are primarily dealers in lobsters, appointed by the commissioner;   [PL 1997, c. 208, §3 (NEW).]C. One person who is a member of the general public and does not hold any license under this subchapter, appointed by the commissioner; and   [PL 1997, c. 208, §3 (NEW).]D. Three persons who hold lobster and crab fishing licenses and who are not members of lobster management policy councils established under section 6447, appointed by the commissioner. Each person appointed under this paragraph must reside in a different county. One person appointed under this paragraph must hold a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license.   [PL 2005, c. 239, §5 (AMD).][PL 2005, c. 239, §5 (AMD).] 2.  Term.  The term for a member who represents a lobster management policy council is coterminous with that person's term on that policy council. All other members serve for terms of 3 years, except that a vacancy must be filled by the commissioner for the unexpired portion of the term. A vacancy for a member representing a lobster management policy council must be appointed by that policy council using procedures defined in subsection 1. Members continue to serve until their successors are appointed.   [PL 1997, c. 572, §1 (AMD).] 3.  Compensation.  Members are entitled to compensation according to Title 5, chapter 379.   [PL 1997, c. 208, §3 (NEW).] 4.  Quorum.  A quorum is a majority of the members of the council, at least 4 of whom must be lobster and crab fishing license holders.   [PL 1997, c. 208, §3 (NEW).] 5.  Chair and officers.  The council shall annually choose one of its members to serve as chair for a one-year term. The council may select other officers and designate their duties.   [PL 1997, c. 208, §3 (NEW).] 6.  Meetings.  The council shall meet at least 4 times a year at regular intervals. It may also meet at other times at the call of the chair or the commissioner.   [PL 1997, c. 208, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 208, §3 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 572, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 239, §5 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6463 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 4: LOBSTER ADVISORY COUNCIL|12 §6463. Council programs and activities

 §6463. Council programs and activities 1.  Advise.  The council shall advise the commissioner on activities of the department that relate to the lobster industry. The council may investigate problems affecting the lobster industry and make recommendations to the commissioner and the Marine Resources Advisory Council concerning its investigations.   [PL 1979, c. 355, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Research plans.  The council may review current lobster research programs and plans for research on the lobster stock, and submit to the commissioner and Marine Resources Advisory Council, annually, its recommendations on those programs and plans.   [PL 1979, c. 355, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Dispute resolution.  The council may consider disputed issues brought to the council by any lobster management policy council established under section 6447. The council may make recommendations to the commissioner with regard to resolving such issues.   [PL 1997, c. 208, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 355, §1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 208, §4 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6465 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 4-A: LOBSTER RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND|12 §6465. Education and Development Fund

 §6465. Education and Development Fund The Lobster Research, Education and Development Fund, referred to in this subchapter as the "fund," is established in the department. Balances in the fund may not lapse and must be carried forward and used for the purposes of this section.   [PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]1.  Sources and uses of fund.  Revenues from lobster special registration plate fees credited to the fund under Title 29-A, section 456-A may be used for research and education to support the development of the lobster industry in this State. Revenues may also be used to support the operation of the research, education and development board described in subsection 2, including reimbursement for travel expenses of its members.   [PL 2005, c. 239, §6 (AMD).] 2.  Research, education and development board.  The commissioner shall appoint a research, education and development board and consult with the board regarding the expenditures from the fund. The board is composed of one member from each of the following organizations:   A. A statewide association representing the interests of persons who harvest lobster commercially;   [PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]B. An association representing the interests of persons who harvest lobster commercially in Washington and Hancock counties;   [PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]C. A southern Maine association representing the interests of persons who harvest lobster commercially;   [PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]D. A statewide import-export lobster dealers' association;   [PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]E. A statewide lobster pound owners' association;   [PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]F. A statewide lobster processors' association;   [PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]G. The Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative under section 6455;   [PL 2013, c. 309, §3 (AMD).]H. The Lobster Advisory Council established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 58; and   [PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]I. An international lobster institute. This member must be a resident of the State.   [PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]Members are entitled to compensation according to Title 5, chapter 379.   [PL 2013, c. 309, §3 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 623, §1 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 239, §6 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 309, §3 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6471 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA|12 §6471. Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area

 §6471. Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area 1.  Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area.  The following territorial waters of the State in the vicinity of Monhegan Island are known as the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area:Beginning at a point located at latitude 43`45.09' north and longitude 069`22.16' west that is 2 nautical miles southwesterly of the nearest shore of Monhegan Island; in a southwesterly direction to latitude 43`44.28' north and longitude 069`23.37' west at a point on the 3-nautical-mile line; then following the 3-nautical-mile line around the southern end of Monhegan Island to latitude 43`44.94' north and longitude 069`14.26' west; then in a somewhat northerly direction to latitude 43`45.8' north and longitude 069`15.3' west, to a point that is 2 nautical miles from the nearest shore of Monhegan Island; then following a line that is 2 nautical miles from the nearest shore of Monhegan Island and that continues around the northern end of Monhegan Island to the point of beginning.  [PL 2001, c. 272, §6 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 272, §6 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6472 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA|12 §6472. Closed and open seasons; trap limit

 §6472. Closed and open seasons; trap limit 1.  Closed season.  Except as provided in section 6477, it is unlawful for a person to fish for or take lobsters in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area from June 26th to September 30th, both days inclusive, and on any day not included in the open season established by the commissioner under subsection 2.   [PL 2019, c. 210, §2 (AMD).] 2.  Open season.  The commissioner shall establish by rule an open season not to exceed 250 days between October 1st and the following June 25th during which a person may fish for or take lobsters in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area.   A. Before establishing or amending the open season under this section, the commissioner shall determine the open season preferred by 2/3 of the individuals registered to obtain Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under section 6474. The commissioner may accept the preferences proposed by 2/3 of the registrants as reasonable and adopt those preferences or reject the preferences as unreasonable. The commissioner shall consult with the lobster management policy council for Zone D before making this decision.   [PL 2007, c. 219, §2 (AMD).]B. In adopting rules under this subsection, the commissioner is not required to hold a public hearing on the rules pursuant to Title 5, section 8052.   [PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).]C. A person may not petition the commissioner pursuant to Title 5, section 8055 for the adoption or modification of a rule establishing the open lobster season in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area.   [PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).]D. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt rules under this subsection without the advice and consent of the Marine Resources Advisory Council. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2007, c. 219, §2 (AMD).][PL 2007, c. 219, §2 (AMD).] 3.  Trap limit.  The trap limit for the open season established pursuant to subsection 2 is 400 traps per individual registered to obtain Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under section 6474.   A. [PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (RP).] B. [PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (RP).] C. [PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (RP).] D. [PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (RP).] [PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 219, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 210, §2 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6473 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA|12 §6473. Fishing in other waters

 §6473. Fishing in other waters 1.  Limitations.  A person registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under section 6474 may not fish for or take lobsters:   A. In the State's 3-mile territorial sea at any time, except in that portion of the coastal waters designated under section 6471 as the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area during the open season established for the area under section 6472; and   [PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).]B. In federal waters during the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area closed season.   [PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).][PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).] 2.  Exceptions.  The following exceptions apply to a person registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under section 6474.   A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags may serve as a crew member to assist in the licensed activities under the direct supervision of a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license holder outside the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §6 (NEW).]B. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags who holds a federal lobster permit with a Lobster Management Area 3 designation may fish for or take lobsters from Lobster Management Area 3, as identified in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §6 (NEW).][PL 2011, c. 486, §6 (RPR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 239, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 486, §6 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6475 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA|12 §6475. New participants

 §6475. New participants 1.  New participants.  A person who is not registered to obtain Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags may obtain trap tags if that person becomes registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags pursuant to this section.   A. If a Monhegan Island limited-entry program is established pursuant to section 6449, the commissioner shall maintain a waiting list of persons who have requested a Monhegan Island limited-entry lobster and crab fishing license.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (AMD).]B. [PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (RP).] C. A person listed on the waiting list under paragraph A may register for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags if:   (2) That person has been listed longer than all other persons listed; and   (3) The commissioner has established that the number of individuals registered to fish in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area for the upcoming season is less than the allowable number of registrants established pursuant to section 6474, subsection 6.   The commissioner shall by August 15th notify a person who becomes eligible for registration under this paragraph. If that person does not register with the commissioner within 30 days, that person becomes ineligible for registration and the commissioner shall immediately notify the next individual who has been listed for the longest period of time on the waiting list. That individual must register within 30 days.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (AMD).][PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (AMD).] 2.  Registration in later years.  A person who registers for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under subsection 1 must follow the provisions of section 6474, subsection 4, paragraph A or B to register for trap tags for each subsequent open season.   [PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).] 3.  License requirements; apprenticeship.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (RP).] 4.  Issuance of commercial lobster license.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (RP).] 5.  Registrants exiting the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 219, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6476 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA|12 §6476. Former registrants

 §6476. Former registrants A person whose registration to obtain Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags has lapsed may be listed on the waiting list under section 6475, subsection 1, paragraph A and may purchase trap tags if the person becomes registered pursuant to section 6475, subsection 1, paragraph C. A person included on the waiting list pursuant to this subsection must be listed chronologically according to the time and date the commissioner received written notification from that person requesting that person be listed on the waiting list.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §13 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 486, §13 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6477 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA|12 §6477. Student license holder

 §6477. Student license holder 1.  Trap tags.  Notwithstanding section 6474, a person issued a student license under section 6421 may not be issued by the commissioner more than:   A. Ten Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area if the person is 8 years of age or older and under 11 years of age;   [PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).]B. Twenty-five Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area if the person is 11 years of age or older and under 14 years of age; or   [PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).]C. Fifty Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area if the person is 14 years of age or older and under 23 years of age.   [PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).]The license holder must tend the tagged traps from a vessel operated by a person registered under section 6474. The student license holder must be present when that license holder's lobster traps are tended. A student license holder shall certify on forms supplied by the commissioner that a person registered under section 6474 authorizes the student license holder to fish for or take lobsters from that person's vessel.   [PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).] 2.  Student fishing during the closed season.  Notwithstanding section 6472, subsection 1, a person with a student license issued pursuant to section 6421 who is issued trap tags pursuant to this section is authorized to fish for or take lobsters in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area during the closed season if that closed season occurs during an interim between school years.   [PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (RPR).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6481 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 6: SWANS ISLAND LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA|12 §6481. Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area

 §6481. Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area 1.  Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area.  The following territorial waters of the State in the vicinity of Swans Island are known as the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area:   Beginning at the northern tip of Long Point, Marshall Island, Hancock County, Maine; then northerly to the navigational buoy at the western entrance to Toothacker Bay, located at 68°30.657' W. Longitude, 44°08.063' N. Latitude; then northeasterly to West Point, Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine; then from Phinney Point on the northeastern shore of Swans Island southeasterly to 68°22.40' W. Longitude, 44°08.79' N. Latitude, Hancock County, Maine; then southwesterly to 68°23.6' W. Longitude, 44°06.4' N. Latitude; then south-southwesterly to 68°24.01' W. Longitude, 44°04.8' N. Latitude; then southerly to 68°23.9' W. Longitude, 44°03.1' N. Latitude, and the intersection with the 3-nautical-mile line of the territorial waters, as shown on United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey Chart #13312; then southwesterly along the 3-nautical-mile line of the territorial waters approximately 3.5 miles to a point where a line drawn southeasterly 165° True from the center of Black Ledges intersects the 3-nautical-mile line of the territorial waters at 68°28.6' W. Longitude, 44°01.9' N. Latitude; then northwesterly 345° True to the center of Black Ledges; then northwesterly to the most southerly point of Marshall Island; then along the westerly shore of Marshall Island to the point of beginning.   [PL 2015, c. 68, §8 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 68, §8 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6482 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES|Subchapter 6: SWANS ISLAND LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA|12 §6482. Fishing in Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area

 §6482. Fishing in Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area 1.  Placing and maintaining traps.  A person may not place or maintain any trap for lobsters, or otherwise fish for or take lobsters, within the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area except in accordance with this section.   A. An individual registered to obtain Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under this section may not place or maintain in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area more than 600 traps. Each trap must bear the appropriate tag.   [PL 2015, c. 50, §1 (AMD).]B. A person may not place or maintain a lobster trap in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area unless a trap tag designated for use in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area is affixed to the trap.   [PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).][PL 2015, c. 50, §1 (AMD).] 2.  Trap tags; eligibility; expiration; suspension.  The commissioner shall issue tags for traps in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area in accordance with this subsection. The commissioner shall charge and deposit fees for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags in accordance with section 6431-B.   A. Trap tags issued for use in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area expire after one year as determined by the commissioner by rule.   [PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).]B. Except as provided under paragraph C, the commissioner may not issue Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags to a person unless:   (1) That person's Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license issued in the prior calendar year identified the lobster management zone that includes the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area as the declared lobster zone, as defined in section 6448, subsection 1, paragraph A, and that person applies to the commissioner during the period between January 1st and May 31st for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags; or   (2) That person registered with the commissioner to purchase Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags for the prior season and applies to the commissioner during the period between January 1st and May 31st for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags.   [PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).]C. A person otherwise eligible to apply for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under paragraph B if not for the suspension of that person's Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license may apply to the commissioner for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags during the period between January 1st and May 31st. Upon reinstatement of that person's license, the commissioner may issue trap tags to that person.   [PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).][PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 50, §1 (AMD).