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any such ordinance, or rule or regulation and, in lieu thereof, | order the enforcement of the generally applicable laws or | regulations of the State. In adopting any remedial measures the | commission board shall utilize the least restrictive means possible | to prevent a substantial diminution of the stocks in question and | shall take into consideration the effect that non-Indian practices | on non-Indian lands or waters are having on such stocks. In no | event shall may such remedial measure be more restrictive than | those which that the commissioner could impose if the area in | question was were not within Indian territory or waters subject to | commission regulation under this section. |
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| In any administrative proceeding under this section the burden of | proof shall be is on the commissioner. The decision of the | commissioner may be appealed in the manner provided by the laws | of the State for judicial review of administrative action and | shall may be sustained only if supported by substantial evidence. |
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| | 7. Transportation of game. Fish lawfully taken within Indian | territory or in waters subject to commission board regulation | under this section and wildlife lawfully taken within Indian | territory and registered pursuant to ordinances adopted by the | Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation, may be transported | within the State. |
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| | 8. Fish and wildlife on non-Indian lands. The commission | board shall undertake appropriate studies, consult with the | Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation and landowners and | state officials, and make recommendations to the commissioner and | the Legislature with respect to implementation of fish and | wildlife management policies on non-Indian lands in order to | protect fish and wildlife stocks on lands and water subject to | regulation by the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation or | the commission board. |
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| | Sec. 11. 30 MRSA §6212, as amended by PL 2001, c. 173, §1 and | affected by §2, is further amended to read: |
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| §6212. Intergovernmental Tribal-State Board |
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| | 1. Board created. The Maine Indian Intergovernmental Tribal- | State Commission Board is established. The commission board | consists of 9 14 members, 4 to be appointed by the Governor, | subject to review by the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary | and to confirmation by the Legislature, 2 to be appointed by the | Passamaquoddy Tribe, 2 to be appointed by the Penobscot Nation | and a chair, to be selected in accordance with subsection 2, 2 to | be appointed by the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, 2 to be | appointed by the Attorney General, subject to review by the Joint | Standing Committee on Judiciary and to |
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