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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 119th

CHAPTER 416

H.P. 361 - L.D. 486

An Act Regarding Fish Stocking

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7013-A is enacted to read:

§7013-A. Fish stocking

     1. Public comments. When the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Bureau of Resource Management determines that there is a need to consider changing the long-term management objectives on a water or group of waters that supports a major fishery or major fisheries, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall provide information regarding such a proposal to any person at that person's request. The bureau shall conduct department-sponsored meetings to solicit public comments on those management objectives.

     2. Department-sponsored meetings. Regional fisheries biologists must be available at department-sponsored meetings held pursuant to subsection 1 to review the management opportunities presented by the proposals to change long-term management objectives, as well as the information used to assess the opportunities, and to receive public comments concerning the proposals.

Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.

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