A person licensed under section 6803‑A shall pay an annual surcharge, which must be deposited in the Seaweed Management Fund established under section 6806. The commissioner shall establish the surcharge by rule, but the surcharge may not exceed $5 per wet ton. The commissioner may refuse to renew a license under this Part or exclude a person from participating in harvest plans under section 6803‑C, subsection 4 for failing to pay the surcharge under this section.   [PL 2009, c. 283, §2 (NEW).]