CHAPTER 248

H.P. 1076 - L.D. 1471

An Act To Correct Certain Errors and Inconsistencies in

Laws Relating to Marine Resources

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

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:

8. Common carrier. "Common carrier" means a vehicle engaged in carrying goods for profit in interstate commerce, which that is licensed by the Interstate Commerce Commission Federal Highway Administration.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6171-B, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 297, §1, is amended to read:

A. "Emerging fishery" means the commercial fishing for any marine organism, except shrimp, herring and groundfish species, that requires a commercial fishing license issued under section 6501.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6174, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:

§6174. Rules as law; proof of rules; penalty

1. Rules as law. All regulations of rules adopted by the commissioner shall have the force of law.