An Act To Promote and Encourage the Sustainability of the Elver Fishery
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6404-H, as amended by PL 2013, c. 49, §4, is further amended to read:
§ 6404-H. Suspension or revocation based on conviction of an elver fishing license offense
The commissioner shall suspend or revoke a person's eligibility for the elver lotteries lottery under section 6505-A, subsection 2-B 2-C if the person is convicted of an offense in violation of section 6505-A, subsection 1.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§1-C, as amended by PL 2013, c. 485, §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§1-F is enacted to read:
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§2, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 549, §3, is amended to read:
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§2-B, as amended by PL 2013, c. 301, §9, is repealed.
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§2-C is enacted to read:
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the elver fishing license lottery, including provisions for the method and administration of the lottery. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Twenty-five dollars of the application fee collected under this subsection must be deposited in the Eel and Elver Management Fund established in section 6505-D and used to fund a life-cycle study of the elver fishery. Ten dollars of the application fee may be used by the department to fund the costs of administering the elver fishing license lottery.
Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2013, c. 468, §25, is further amended to read:
Fifty One hundred and fifty dollars of each license fee collected under paragraphs A and B and $200 $300 of each license fee collected under paragraphs C and D accrue to the Eel and Elver Management Fund established in section 6505-D.
Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §6575-J, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 301, §13, is amended to read:
§ 6575-J. Seizure of illegally harvested elvers
In addition to any other penalty imposed, elvers that are purchased or possessed that were taken in violation of any law or rule pertaining to elvers are subject to seizure by any officer authorized to enforce this Part. The entire bulk pile containing illegally harvested elvers may be seized. For the purposes of this section, "bulk pile" means all elvers in the possession of a holder of an elver fishing license, an elver dealer's license or an elver exporter's license who fished for, took, possesses or bought elvers in violation of any law or rule regulating elvers under this Part.
Sec. 9. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Marine Science 0027
Initiative: Provides allocations to the Eel and Elver Management Fund to reflect increased revenue from proceeds of the reinstated lottery for elver licenses, an increased license surcharge and an increased swipe card fee.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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All Other
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$152,500 | $152,500 |
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| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $152,500 | $152,500 |
Bureau of Policy and Management 0258
Initiative: Provides allocations for administrative costs funded by an increase in revenue from proceeds of the reinstated lottery for elver fishing licenses.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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All Other
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$40,000 | $40,000 |
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| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
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$192,500 | $192,500 |
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| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $192,500 | $192,500 |