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LR 3065
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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.

 
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.

 
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and repealed and replaced by c. 655, Pt.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:

 
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:

 
A. Alewives;

 
B. Eels;

 
C. Suckers;

 
D. Lampreys; or

 
E. Yellow perch.

 
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.

 
Sec. 20. 12 MRSA §12506, sub-§5, as repealed and replaced by PL 2005,
c. 397, Pt. E, §8, is repealed.

 
Sec. 21. 12 MRSA §12506, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:

 
5-A.__Exception to permit requirement.__Notwithstanding
subsection 1:

 
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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