| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§15-B is enacted to read: |
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| | 15-B.__Fish pump.__"Fish pump" means a mechanical device | designed to pump fish from one location to another. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6131, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is | amended to read: |
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| | 5. Leasing of rights. When the commissioner decides to | manage or lease any alewife fishing rights where a | municipality has had those rights and has failed to act as | provided in subsection 1, he the commissioner shall so notify | the clerk of the municipality in writing. After the notice, | the commissioner may lease any of those rights to any person, | as he the commissioner feels to be in the best interest of the | State. All leases shall must be in writing, signed by the | commissioner and the lessee and shall must set forth in detail | the exact conditions under which the alewives may be taken, | all in accordance with good conservation practices. Alewives | may be harvested using trap nets, dip nets, spears or fish | pumps. |
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| | Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§10-B is enacted to read: |
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| | 10-B.__Fish pump.__"Fish pump" means a mechanical device | designed to pump fish from one location to another. |
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| | Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7153, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. | B, §2, is amended to read: |
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| B. Alewives, suckers and yellow perch may be harvested in | inland waters using trap nets, dip nets or, spears or fish | pumps. |
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| | This bill authorizes the Department of Inland Fisheries and | Wildlife and the Department of Marine Resources to issue | permits for the harvesting of alewives using fish pumps. |
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