| An Act to Allow Dragging in Lower Taunton Bay |
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| | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | emergencies; and |
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| | Whereas, family livelihoods are and will continue to be severely | impacted if this area is closed to dragging; and |
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| | Whereas, it is necessary to reopen the area as soon as possible; | and |
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| | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | therefore, |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6959-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 160, §1, is | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| §6959-A. Dragging in Taunton River area |
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| | 1.__Dragging prohibited.__A person may not fish with any drag | or combination of drags in the territorial waters westerly and | northerly of Sullivan Falls in the towns of Hancock and |
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