An Act To Prohibit the Entry of Anadromous Fish Species into Sheepscot Pond for 3 Years and To Study the Consequences of the Presence of Anadromous Fish in Sheepscot Pond
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12760, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
This subsection is repealed January 15, 2022.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to prohibit the entry of anadromous fish into Sheepscot Pond in the Town of Palermo through June 30, 2021. The bill also requires the commissioner, with the assistance of the Commissioner of Marine Resources and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, to study the consequences of the presence of anadromous fish species in Sheepscot Pond, including any changes resulting from the prohibition through June 30, 2021, and to report the yearly findings of that study to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters by January 15th annually through 2022; a report of the cumulative effects of the prohibition is due by January 15, 2022.