| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 468, §2, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 5-A. Student license eligibility. A student license may only | be issued only to a person who, at the time of application, is a | full-time student 8 years of age or older and under 23 years of | age. For the purposes of this subsection, "full-time student" | means "student" as defined in Title 39-A, section 102, subsection | 8, paragraph C a person regularly attending a public school in | accordance with Title 20-A, section 5001-A, subsection 1 or in | accordance with an alternative to attendance at a public school | pursuant to Title 20-A, section 5001-A, subsection 3 or a college | or university that has been accredited by a state-recognized | accrediting agency or body. |
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| A person may not be considered to have ceased to be a student | during any interim between school years if the interim does not | exceed 5 months and if it is shown that the person has a bona | fide intention of continuing to pursue a full-time course of | study during the semester or other enrollment period immediately | following the interim period.__For purposes of this subsection, | "full-time course of study" means at least 60% of the usual | course load for the program in which the person is enrolled. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6431-F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 510, Pt. A, §6, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Trap tag limits. Beginning with the 2000 license year, the | The following provisions govern trap tag limits apply to holders | of Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing | licenses. |
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| A. If the license holder purchased as of November 20, 1998 | for the 1998 license year between zero and 200 trap tags, | the license holder may not purchase more than 300 trap tags | for the initial license year. For each following year, the | license holder may purchase up to an increase of 100 trap | tags each year as long as the total number does not exceed | the trap limit established by rule for the zone in which the | person fishes a majority of that person's traps. |
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| B. If the license holder purchased as of November 20, 1998 for | the 1998 license year 201 or more trap tags, for the initial | license year, the license holder may purchase a number of trap | tags not greater than 100 more than the number the license holder | purchased as of November 20, 1998 for the 1998 license year as | long as that number does not |
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