An Act To Create a Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6312 is enacted to read:
§ 6312. Saltwater recreational fishing
A person may not engage in saltwater recreational fishing or land or possess fish taken from salt water without registering pursuant to section 12514. The commissioner may designate the methods of fishing or the saltwater areas for which registration is required under this section. The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §12514 is enacted to read:
§ 12514. Saltwater recreational fishing
Sec. 3. Commissioner to execute memorandum of agreement. By January 1, 2010, the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall initiate negotiations for and execute a memorandum of agreement with the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pursuant to the provisions of 50 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 600.1415 (2009).
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
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Initiative: Deappropriates funds from the recreational fishing program to fund the saltwater recreational fishing registry under the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
| GENERAL FUND | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
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All Other
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($12,000) | ($12,000) |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($12,000) | ($12,000) |
| MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
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GENERAL FUND
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($12,000) | ($12,000) |
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry
Initiative: Appropriates funds to create and administer the saltwater recreational fishing registry.
| GENERAL FUND | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
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All Other
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$12,000 | $12,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
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GENERAL FUND
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$12,000 | $12,000 |
| SECTION TOTALS | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
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GENERAL FUND
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$0 | $0 |
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| SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
SUMMARY
This bill creates the saltwater recreational fishing registry to register persons engaged in saltwater recreational fishing to be administered by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife through the department's existing program to issue fishing licenses. The bill directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to negotiate a memorandum of agreement with the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to exempt the State from a federal registry if the State submits data from the saltwater recreational fishing registry created by this bill. This bill deappropriates $12,000 from the Department of Marine Resources recreational fishing program to fund the saltwater recreational fishing registry.