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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 | exceed the trap limit established by rule for the zone in | which the person fishes a majority of that person's traps. | For each following year, the | | or Class III lobster and crab fishing license holder may | | purchase a number of trap tags that is not greater than 100 | | more than the number the license holder purchased for the | | previous license year as long as the total number purchased | | does not exceed the number of traps allowed under the lowest | trap limit established by rule for the zone in which the | person fishes a majority of that person's traps | | identified on that person's license pursuant to section | | 6446, subsection 1-A. |
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| | | 2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the following | | trap tag limits apply: |
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| | | A. If the license holder was issued a Class I, Class II or Class | | III lobster and crab fishing license for the first time after | | meeting the requirements of the apprentice program under section | | 6422, the license holder may not purchase more than 300 trap tags | | for the initial license |
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