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land that are 1,000 acres or greater in area within the | municipalities of the State and classified under the Maine Tree | Growth Tax Law. Using information received under Title 36, | sections 581-E and 581-F and 581-G, the director shall monitor the | number of parcels classified under the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law | and the distribution of parcels by size. The biennial report must | include information on the number of parcels, classified by size | categories, for the organized and unorganized territories of the | State. The information must be presented in a manner that | facilitates comparison from year to year. |
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| In assessing changes in forest land ownership, the director shall | also consider information reported pursuant to Title 36, sections | 305 and 2728. The director shall provide a summary of changes in | ownership of forest land in the biennial report. |
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| | Sec. 19. 12 MRSA §12506, sub-§1, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 | and repealed and replaced by c. 655, Pt. B, §253 and affected by | §422, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Permit required. Except as otherwise authorized pursuant | to this Part and except as provided in subsections 5 and | subsection 5-A, a person may not fish for or possess the | following fish using the harvesting methods listed in subsection | 2 without a valid permit issued under this section: |
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| Each day a person violates this subsection, that person commits a | Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal | to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed. |
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| | Sec. 20. 12 MRSA §12506, sub-§5, as repealed and replaced by PL 2005, | c. 397, Pt. E, §8, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 21. 12 MRSA §12506, sub-§5-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 5-A.__Exception to permit requirement.__Notwithstanding | subsection 1: |
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| A.__A person may fish for alewives by use of a dip net or single | hook and line for consumption by that person or |
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