HP0145, LD 163, item 2 , ‘An Act To Prohibit the Use of Blackchin Shiners as Baitfish’

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘An Act To Prohibit the Use of Blackchin Shiners as Baitfish’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10001, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:

6. Baitfish. "Baitfish" means only those species in the following list:

A. Lake chub, (Couesius plumbeus);

B. Eastern silvery minnow, (Hybognathus regius);

C. Golden shiner, (Notemigonus crysoleucas);

D. Emerald shiner, (Notropis atherinoides);

E. Bridle shiner, (Notropis bifrenatus);

F. Common shiner, (Luxilus cornutus);

G. Blacknose shiner, (Notropis heterolepis);

H. Spottail shiner, (Notropis hudsonius);

I. Northern redbelly dace, (Phoxinus eos);

J. Finescale dace, (Phoxinus neogaeus);

K. Fathead minnow, (Pimephales promelas);

L. Blacknose dace, (Rhinichthys atratulus);

M. Longnose dace, (Rhinichthys cataractae);

N. Creek chub, (Semotilus atromaculatus);

O. Fallfish, (Semotilus corporalis);

P. Pearl dace, (Margariscus margarita);

Q. Banded killifish, (Fundulus diaphanus);

R. Mummichog, (Fundulus heteroclitus);

S. Longnose sucker, (Catostomus catostomus);

T. White sucker, (Catostomus commersoni);

U. Creek chubsucker, (Erimyzon oblongus); and

V. American eel, (Anquilla rostrata) ; and .

W. Blackchin shiner, (Notropis heterodon).’

summary

This amendment is the majority report. It prohibits the use of blackchin shiners as baitfish in inland waters.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED

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