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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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
Sec. 11. 30 MRSA §6212, as amended by PL 2001, c. 173, §1 and
affected by §2, is further amended to read:

 
§6212. Intergovernmental Tribal-State Board

 
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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