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12 ME Rev Stat § 6051 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 1: GENERAL ACTIVITIES|12 §6051. General department activities

 §6051. General department activities The department, under the direction of the commissioner, may conduct or sponsor programs for research and development of commercial, marine recreational and anadromous fishery resources and other marine resources of the State which may include biological, chemical, technological, hydrological, processing, depuration, marketing, financial, economic and promotional research and development. The department may carry out these programs within the department, in cooperation with other state agencies, and federal, regional and local governmental entities, or with private institutions or persons.   [PL 1987, c. 599, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 599, §1 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6053 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 1: GENERAL ACTIVITIES|12 §6053. General penalty

 §6053. General penalty A violation of any provision of this chapter is a civil violation, unless another penalty has been expressly provided.   [PL 2005, c. 92, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 92, §1 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6071-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6071-A. Definitions

 §6071-A. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2007, c. 212, §1 (NEW).]1.  Intertidal zone.  "Intertidal zone" means the shores, flats or other land between the high and mean low water mark.   [PL 2007, c. 212, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 212, §1 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6072-D (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6072-D. Aquaculture Management Fund

 §6072-D. Aquaculture Management Fund 1.  Fund established.  The Aquaculture Management Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund within the department. All income received by the commissioner under this section must be deposited with the Treasurer of State. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not lapse and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. Any interest earned on assets of the fund is credited to the fund.   [PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. A, §16 (NEW).] 2.  Fees.  In accordance with the authority of the commissioner to levy lease rents pursuant to section 6072, subsections 9 and 13 and section 6072-A, subsection 14 and application fees pursuant to section 6072, subsections 4, 12 and 12-A, the commissioner shall adopt routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to implement a fee structure for lease rents and application fees that are in addition to the minimum lease rents and application fees that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection. Any rent or fee assessed pursuant to this subsection that is in addition to the fees that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection must be credited to the fund. A person who does not pay the rent or fee commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged.   [PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. A, §16 (NEW).] 3.  Additional revenues.  The commissioner may expend annual revenues that are in excess of the operating expenses of a program under subsection 4 to address matters that the commissioner determines are of an emergency nature to the State's aquaculture industry, to address matters that the commissioner determines are of long-term interest to the State's aquaculture industry and to rebate revenues to all those persons who paid fees under subsection 2. The fund may receive money from any source for the purposes of this subsection.   [PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. A, §16 (NEW).] 4.  Uses of fund.  The commissioner may make expenditures from the fund to develop and manage effective and cost-efficient water quality licensing and monitoring criteria, analyze and evaluate monitoring data, process lease applications and make information about aquaculture available to the public.   [PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. A, §16 (NEW).] 5.  Reports.  The commissioner shall report annually to the Aquaculture Advisory Council under section 6080 on all expenditures made from the fund in the previous fiscal year and a summary of work accomplished and planned.   [PL 2011, c. 598, §7 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 660, §A16 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 598, §7 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6073 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6073. Exclusivity; prohibition or interference

 §6073. Exclusivity; prohibition or interference 1.  Exclusivity.  Each lease for aquaculture shall be exclusive for the species and to the extent provided by the commissioner in the lease.   [PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).] 2.  Prohibition on interference.  It shall be unlawful to interfere with the rights provided in a lease.   [PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).] 2-A.  Cultchless American oysters; possession.  Prior to the point of retail sale, a person may not possess a cultchless American oyster grown in the State unless that person:   A. Is a grower licensed under section 6863, an employee of a licensed grower or an agent of a licensed grower; or   [PL 1991, c. 876, §1 (NEW).]B. Is in the possession of a bill of sale or a bill of lading that includes the license number of the grower.   [PL 1991, c. 876, §1 (NEW).][PL 1991, c. 876, §1 (NEW).] 2-B.  Marking.  In the coastal waters of the State, a person may not mark or designate an area as a sea farm, aquaculture lease or other similar designation unless that area is currently leased for aquaculture or is under consideration by the department for a lease through the aquaculture lease application process.   [PL 2007, c. 212, §3 (NEW).] 3.  Penalty.  Any person who violates subsection 2-A or who knowingly and willfully violates subsection 2 is guilty of a Class D crime, except that, notwithstanding Title 17-A, sections 4-A, 1704 and 1705, the court shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and restitution may be ordered made to the owner of the lease in an amount set by the court pursuant to Title 17‑A, chapter 69.   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §10 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 284 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 876, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 157, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 212, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §10 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6073-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6073-A. Season and minimum size exemption; aquaculture

 §6073-A. Season and minimum size exemption; aquaculture The holder of a lease issued under section 6072, 6072-A or 6072-B or a license issued under section 6072-C is exempt from any requirement regarding the time of taking or possessing, minimum or maximum length or other minimum or maximum size requirement for any marine organism cultivated on the leased area. The exemption applies only to those organisms actually cultivated on the leased area, except that upon harvest of finfish from the leased area pursuant to an aquaculture lease, any finfish of a species that was not cultivated on the leased area but occurred in the enclosure must also be harvested and retained for appropriate disposal by the holder of a lease. Such finfish may not be sold and may not be released or disposed of into the waters of the State and must be reported to the department at the same time as reports of the harvest are filed. The commissioner shall require a system of identification of organisms exempted under this section.   [PL 2007, c. 522, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 381, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 156, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 575, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 92, §6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 522, §1 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6073-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6073-B. Harvester license exemption; aquaculture

 §6073-B. Harvester license exemption; aquaculture The holder of a lease issued under section 6072, 6072-A or 6072-B or a license issued under section 6072-C is exempt from any requirement under sections 6421, 6501, 6601, 6745, 6746, 6748, 6748-A, 6748-D, 6751, 6801-A and 6803 to hold a separate license for the removal, possession or transport of the cultured organisms from the leased area or the licensed gear, except that, beginning May 1, 2018, a person may not sell organisms cultured on the lease site or under the limited-purpose aquaculture license without a license issued under section 6810-B.   [PL 2017, c. 296, §1 (AMD); PL 2017, c. 296, §10 (AFF).]Revisor's Note: §6073-B. Harvester license exemption; scallop aquaculture (As enacted by PL 2007, c. 607, Pt. A, §1 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6073-C)SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 522, §2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 607, Pt. A, §1 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 296, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 296, §10 (AFF).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6073-C (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6073-C. Harvester license exemption; scallop aquaculture (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6073-B)

 §6073-C. Harvester license exemption; scallop aquaculture (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6073-B)The holder of a lease issued under section 6072, 6072-A or 6072-B or a license issued under section 6072‑C is exempt from any requirement under sections 6701, 6702 and 6703 to hold a separate license for the removal, possession or transport of scallops from the leased area or the licensed gear, except that, beginning May 1, 2018, a person may not sell organisms cultured on the lease site or under the limited-purpose aquaculture license without a license issued under section 6810‑B.   [PL 2021, c. 168, §2 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY RR 2007, c. 2, §4 (RAL). PL 2017, c. 296, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 296, §10 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 168, §2 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6073-D (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6073-D. Season and size exemption

 §6073-D. Season and size exemption A person who is in possession of a marine organism raised by means of aquaculture and lawfully obtained under the laws of the State is exempt from any requirement regarding the time of taking or possessing, minimum or maximum length or other minimum or maximum size requirement, except that this section does not apply to the requirements for lobsters, sturgeon and striped bass. This exemption applies to aquaculture products that do not meet the legal size or season requirements for wild-caught marine organisms of the same species.   [PL 2009, c. 229, §8 (NEW).]The person possessing the marine organism must maintain sufficient documentation to prove the aquacultural origin of the marine organism, including, but not limited to, documents indicating the point of origin, quantity and dates of production or purchase of all cultured marine organisms exempted by this section, and the holder must present the documentation for inspection to department personnel upon request. A consumer in possession of such a marine organism may present a valid sales receipt to satisfy this requirement. It is prima facie evidence of possession of a marine organism in violation of the law if the person possessing the marine organism cannot present sufficient evidence to prove its aquacultural origin.   [PL 2009, c. 229, §8 (NEW).]This section does not exempt the possessor of the marine organism from any requirement to hold a lease or license pursuant to section 6072, 6072-A, 6072-B, 6072-C or 6085 to engage in the culture of marine organisms.   [PL 2019, c. 310, §4 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 229, §8 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 94, §4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 310, §4 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6075 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6075. Pathology program

 §6075. Pathology program 1.  Purposes.  The purposes of this section are to increase the availability of pathological assessment of shellfish stock to be introduced into the State for culturing purposes, of culturing facilities and areas and of shellstock to be exported to other states and countries. This shall be provided as a service to protect the state's waters and other resources, and to support the shellfish industries of the State.   [PL 1983, c. 559, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Responsibilities.  The department shall be the state agency responsible for carrying out necessary shellfish pathology services related to the importation and exportation of shellfish.   [PL 1983, c. 559, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 559, §1 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6076 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6076. Marine Shellfish Toxins Monitoring Program

 §6076. Marine Shellfish Toxins Monitoring Program 1.  Purpose.  A comprehensive Marine Shellfish Toxins Monitoring Program is established to protect the public health while providing for the harvest of susceptible species of marine mollusks in areas not shown to be affected by contamination.   [PL 1989, c. 205, §2 (AMD).] 2.  Responsibilities.  The department is the state agency responsible for implementing the program.   [PL 2011, c. 527, §1 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 784, §1 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 205, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 527, §1 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6078 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6078. Salmon Aquaculture Monitoring, Research and Development Fund (REPEALED)

 §6078. Salmon Aquaculture Monitoring, Research and Development Fund (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 381, §7 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 562, §2 (AMD). RR 1995, c. 2, §§21,22 (COR). PL 1995, c. 176, §1 (RP). PL 1995, c. 176, §3 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 609, §2 (RPR). PL 1997, c. 189, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 156, §4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 247, §18 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6078-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6078-A. Aquaculture Monitoring, Research and Development Fund

 §6078-A. Aquaculture Monitoring, Research and Development Fund 1.  Fund established.  The Aquaculture Monitoring, Research and Development Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established. In addition to the fees derived pursuant to rules adopted under subsection 6, the commissioner may receive on behalf of the fund funds from any source. All income received by the commissioner under this section must be deposited with the Treasurer of State, tracked according to its source and credited to the fund. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. Any interest earned on assets of the fund is credited to the fund. All records related to harvests submitted by aquaculture lease holders are considered proprietary information for the purposes of section 6077, subsection 4.   [PL 2013, c. 301, §6 (AMD).] 2.  Fees.   [PL 2005, c. 92, §7 (RP).] 3.  Expenditures; purpose.  The commissioner may make expenditures from the fund to develop effective and cost-efficient water quality licensing and monitoring criteria, analyze and evaluate monitoring data and process lease applications. The commissioner shall expend the fund amounts in proportion to the amounts of revenue from finfish sources and shellfish sources. The commissioner may contract for services privately or under memoranda of agreement with other state agencies.   [PL 2011, c. 344, §18 (AMD).] 4.  Additional revenues.   [PL 2005, c. 92, §8 (RP).] 5.  Reports.   [PL 2011, c. 598, §8 (RP).] 6.  Rules.  The commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to this section only after consultation with the aquaculture industry that clearly establish the recommended framework for lease rents, application fees and production fees as well as the related personnel or contracting costs funded by the recommended fee increases. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2003, c. 247, §19 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 247, §19 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 660, §§A19,20 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 92, §§7,8 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 240, §15 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 344, §18 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 598, §8 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 301, §6 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6079 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6079. Aquacultural use of antibiotics; notice (REPEALED)

 §6079. Aquacultural use of antibiotics; notice (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 381, §7 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 231, §7 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 229, §9 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6080 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6080. Aquaculture Advisory Council

 §6080. Aquaculture Advisory Council 1.  Appointment; composition.  The Aquaculture Advisory Council, referred to in this section as the "council" and established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 57-C, consists of 5 members. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is a nonvoting, ex officio member of the council. The commissioner shall appoint 4 members from the State's aquaculture industry. No more than 2 of the appointed members may represent similar segments of the State's aquaculture industry.   [PL 2011, c. 598, §9 (REEN).] 2.  Term.  Council members serve for 3 years and continue serving until a successor is duly appointed and qualified. In the case of a vacancy, the commissioner shall promptly fill the vacancy.   [PL 2011, c. 598, §9 (REEN).] 3.  Purpose.  The council shall make recommendations to the commissioner concerning expenditures from the Aquaculture Management Fund for the purposes described under section 6072-D and concerning other matters of interest to the aquaculture industry.   [PL 2011, c. 598, §9 (REEN).] 4.  Chair and officers.  The council annually shall 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 2011, c. 598, §9 (REEN).] 5.  Meetings.  The council shall meet at least once each year. It may also meet at other times at the call of the chair or the chair's designee or the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. The council may conduct a meeting by means of a conference call linking 2 or more members of the council.   [PL 2011, c. 598, §9 (REEN).] 6.  Repeal.   [PL 1999, c. 156, §5 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY RR 1995, c. 2, §23 (COR). PL 1995, c. 609, §3 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 189, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 156, §5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 247, §20 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 92, §9 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 344, §19 (RP). PL 2011, c. 598, §9 (REEN).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6081 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6081. Aquaculture Research Fund

 §6081. Aquaculture Research Fund The Aquaculture Research Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund within the department. In addition to the fees derived from the limited-purpose aquaculture license, the commissioner may receive on behalf of the fund funds from any source. The commissioner shall use all money received into the fund for research and management related to the aquaculture industry. Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of the fiscal year do not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be used for the purposes of the fund.   [PL 1999, c. 567, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 567, §3 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6082 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION|Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES|Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES|12 §6082. Confidentiality provisions for aquaculture information from other jurisdictions

 §6082. Confidentiality provisions for aquaculture information from other jurisdictions Information obtained from other state, federal or foreign government agencies about aquaculture operations in other states, foreign countries or the exclusive economic zone that is designated as confidential by the jurisdiction from which it is obtained and that must remain confidential as a condition of receipt must be kept confidential by the department. Such information is not a public record as defined in Title 1, section 402, subsection 3. This section does not apply to aquaculture operations conducted in Maine.   [PL 2007, c. 212, §4 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 212, §4 (NEW).