CHAPTER 587
H.P. 1646 - L.D. 2152
An Act to Allow Qualified Shellfish Harvesters to Continue to Sample Water Quality
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, a new policy prohibiting commercial shellfish license holders from serving as water quality samplers may result in the closure of clam flats due to a shortage of qualified water quality samplers; 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,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA c. 623, sub-c. I, art. 6 is enacted to read:
Article 6
WATER QUALITY
A commercial shellfish license holder who complies with the shellfish sanitation program's quality assurance and quality control training and certification requirements as administered by the department may serve as a volunteer water quality sampler for the department.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.
Effective April 1, 2002.
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