Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the following:
‘Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, certain changes to the laws governing inland fisheries and wildlife and snowmobiles need to be made before the current winter season is over; and
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,’
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10155, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 253, §3, is further amended to read:
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 (page 1, lines 6 to 23 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §11152, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 142, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §12503, sub-§4, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §249 and affected by Pt. B, §422, is further amended to read:
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §12763, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 651, §13, is further amended to read:
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §13051, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
C.
An agent is delinquent if that agent fails to forward to the commissioner funds collected by that agent by the date established in rules adopted under this subsection. Failure to remit the funds as provided in this subsection results in the following sanctions, in addition to any other provided by law.
(1) The commissioner shall charge interest on the amount owed at the rate of 18% a year for each day the agent is delinquent.
(2) If the agent has not paid the amount owed by the 60th day after the agent becomes delinquent, the commissioner shall assess a surcharge of 5% of the principal amount owed.
’(3) If an agent is delinquent for more than 150 days or is delinquent 3 or more times in one year, the commissioner shall:
(a) Terminate the agency for the balance of the year; and
(b) Order that the agency not be renewed for the next year;
Amend the bill by inserting at the end before the summary the following:
‘Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §13105, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
C.
An agent is delinquent if that agent fails to forward to the commissioner funds collected by that agent by the date established in rules adopted under this subsection. Failure to remit the funds as provided in this subsection results in the following sanctions, in addition to any other provided by law.
(1) The commissioner shall charge interest on the amount owed at the rate of 18% a year for each day the agent is delinquent.
(2) If the agent has not paid the amount owed by the 60th day after the agent becomes delinquent, the commissioner shall assess a surcharge of 5% of the principal amount owed.
(3) If an agent is delinquent for more than 150 days or is delinquent 3 or more times in one year, the commissioner shall:
(a) Terminate the agency for the balance of the year; and
(b) Order that the agency not be renewed for the next year.
Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §13106-A, sub-§5, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §394 and affected by §422, is amended to read:
A. A properly registered snowmobile may be operated on a public way only the distance necessary, but in no case to exceed 300 500 yards, on the extreme right of the traveled way for the purpose of crossing, as directly as possible, a public way, sidewalk or culvert.
Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §13156, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill:
1. It adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to the bill;
2. It repeals the 18% annual interest penalty for each day a watercraft, snowmobile or ATV registration agent is delinquent in forwarding collected fees to the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The bill removed this penalty for license agents and this amendment makes provisions for all agents the same;
3. It removes the provision that provides that a shareholder in a landowner association or in an S corporation that owns a certain amount and type of land is eligible to apply for an antlerless deer permit as a landowner;
4. It amends the law allowing resident student groups to fish for 3 days without a license to allow any student or youth group, not just residents, to be eligible for this privilege;
5. It amends the law establishing the Advisory Board for the Licensing of Taxidermists. It removes the member of the general public and increases the number of taxidermists on the board to two;
6. It amends the law governing the distance a snowmobile can be operated on a public way for the purpose of crossing a public way, sidewalk or culvert from 300 yards to 500 yards;
7. It allows contractors of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to use gill nets in the same manner that department personnel may use gill nets; and
8. It removes the residency requirement for eligibility for a special antlerless deer permit for persons suffering from the loss of the use of both lower extremities.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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