CHAPTER 434

H.P. 1013 - L.D. 1449

An Act To Amend Maine's Shellfish Laws To Maintain

Compliance with Federal Law and Protect Maine's Shellfish

Industry

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA c. 420, as amended, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6103, as amended by PL 1991, c. 784, §4, is further amended to read:

§6103. Implementation of fishery product or shellfish

inspection programs

The Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall cooperate in developing and implementing any fishery product or shellfish inspection programs, including any national seafood inspection program developed and administered under chapter 420. Those programs must meet the standards established by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources under the Maine Food Law.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6301, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 492, §2, is further amended to read:

D. A shellfish sanitation certificate issued under section 6856 expires on April 30th May 31st of each year;

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6601, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §11, is further amended to read: