Sec. WW-1. 12 MRSA §6304, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:
2. Duplication. Licenses which that have been lost or destroyed shall must be reissued at a cost of $1 $5.
Sec. WW-2. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§§7-A and 8, as amended by PL 1995, c. 568, §1, are further amended to read:
7-A. Fee. Except as provided in subsection 8, the fee for the license is:
A. Forty-six Fifty-six dollars for a Class I license for applicants under 18 years of age;
B. Ninety-three One hundred and thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents for a Class I license for applicants 18 years of age or older;
C. One hundred eighty-six Two hundred twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents for a Class II license;
D. Two hundred seventy-nine Three hundred forty-one dollars and twenty-five cents for a Class III license;
E. Forty-six Fifty-six dollars for an apprentice lobster and crab fishing license for applicants under 18 years of age;
F. Ninety-three One hundred and fourteen dollars for an apprentice lobster and crab fishing license for applicants 18 years of age or older;
G. Forty-six Fifty-six dollars for a student lobster and crab fishing license; and
H. Forty-six Fifty-six dollars for a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license.
8. Exception. The fee for a Class I or an apprentice lobster and crab fishing license for applicants 70 years of age or older is $46 $56.
Sec. WW-3. 12 MRSA §6431-B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 468, §5, is amended to read:
By March 1, 1996, the commissioner shall establish by rule a lobster trap tag system under which lobster and crab fishing license holders must purchase tags for the purpose of identifying and tracking traps. The rules must contain provisions for replacing lost tags. The commissioner may impose a per-tag fee to cover the cost of trap tags, the costs of administering and enforcing a lobster trap tag system, the costs of management of the lobster fishery and the costs associated with lobster management policy councils and referenda pursuant to section 6447. Trap tag fees must be deposited in the Lobster Management Fund established under section 6431-C.
Sec. WW-4. 12 MRSA §6431-C, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 581, §3, is further amended to read:
2. Purpose. All money credited to the Lobster Management Fund must be used to cover the costs of trap tags and the administration and enforcement of a lobster trap tag system under section 6431-B, the costs of management of the lobster fishery, the costs associated with lobster management policy councils and referenda pursuant to section 6447, costs associated with the Lobster Advisory Council not supported by the General Fund, the costs associated with determining eligibility for lobster and crab fishing licenses and eligibility to fish for or take lobsters from a vessel and the costs associated with the provision of educational programs, for which a surcharge is collected from the enrollee, pursuant to section 6423.
Sec. WW-5. 12 MRSA §6451, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 19, §4, is further amended to read:
1. Allocation of license fees. Ten dollars of each $93 $113.75 fee, $20 of each $186 $228.50 fee, $30 of each $279 $341.25 fee and $5 of each $46 $56 fee for each lobster and crab fishing license must be allocated to the Lobster Fund, which must be used for the purposes of lobster biology research, of propagation of lobsters by liberating seed lobsters and female lobsters in Maine coastal waters and of establishing and supporting lobster hatcheries.
Sec. WW-6. 12 MRSA §6501, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §2 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §2, is further amended to read:
5. Fees. Fees for commercial fishing licenses are:
A. Thirty-three Forty-one dollars for resident operator;
B. Eighty-nine One hundred eleven dollars for resident operator and all crew members; and
C. Three hundred thirty-four Four hundred eighteen dollars for nonresident operator and all crew members.
Sec. WW-7. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 297, §1, is further amended to read:
A. For a person who is a resident, $83 $91; and
Sec. WW-8. 12 MRSA §6505-C, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8, is amended to read:
4. Fees. The fee for an eel harvesting license is $100 $108.
Sec. WW-9. 12 MRSA §6535, sub-§4, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 158, §5, are amended to read:
A. For a sea urchin and scallop diving tender license, $89 $111; and
B. For a 30-day temporary sea urchin and scallop diving tender license, $25 $31.
Sec. WW-10. 12 MRSA §6536, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 530, §2, is amended to read:
4. Fee. The fee for a scallop diving tender license is $89 $111.
Sec. WW-11. 12 MRSA §6601, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §4 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §4, is further amended to read:
5. Fee. The fee for a shellfish license is $63 $115.
Sec. WW-12. 12 MRSA §6651, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1987, c. 826, §2, is further amended to read:
1. Fees to be paid into fund. Thirty-eight and one half Sixty-five percent of all fees from shellfish licenses, mussel hand-raking and boat licenses, shellfish transportation licenses and wholesale seafood licenses shall must be paid into the Shellfish Fund.
Sec. WW-13. 12 MRSA §6701, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §5 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §5, is further amended to read:
5. Fee. The fee for a scallop license is $89 $111.
Sec. WW-14. 12 MRSA §6702, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §6 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §6, is further amended to read:
5. Fee. The fee for a scallop boat license is $89 $111.
Sec. WW-15. 12 MRSA §6703, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §7 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §7, is further amended to read:
4. Fee. The fee for a noncommercial scallop license is $8 $10.
Sec. WW-16. 12 MRSA §6731, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §9 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §9, is further amended to read:
4. Fee. The fee for a mahogany quahog license is $89 $111. Fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the General Fund.
Sec. WW-17. 12 MRSA §6745, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §10 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §10, is further amended to read:
5. Fee. The fee for a hand-raking mussel license is $63 $115.
Sec. WW-18. 12 MRSA §6746, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §11 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §11, is further amended to read:
5. Fee. The fee for a mussel boat license is $130 $230.
Sec. WW-19. 12 MRSA §6748, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 416, §2 and affected by §4, is amended to read:
4. Fee. The fee for a handfishing sea urchin license is $89 $111.
Sec. WW-20. 12 MRSA §6748-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1993, c. 740, §1, is further amended to read:
4. Fee. The fee for a sea urchin dragging license is $89 $111.
Sec. WW-21. 12 MRSA §6748-D, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 392, §4, is amended to read:
4. Fee. The fee for a sea urchin hand-raking and trapping license is $89 $111.
Sec. WW-22. 12 MRSA §6851, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1999, c. 491, §6 and affected by §9, is further amended to read:
6. Fees. The fees are as follows:
A. Two hundred seventeen Three hundred eighty-five dollars for a wholesale seafood license or a wholesale seafood license with a lob-ster permit, sea urchin buyer's permit, shrimp permit or sea urchin processor's permit; and
B. Forty-three Seventy-five dollars for each supplemental license.
Sec. WW-23. 12 MRSA §6852, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §15 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §15, is further amended to read:
4. Fee. The fee for a retail seafood license is $85 $106.
Sec. WW-24. 12 MRSA §6854, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §17 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §17, is further amended to read:
6. Fees. The fee for a lobster transportation license is $217 $271 and the fee for a supplemental license is $43 $54.
Sec. WW-25. 12 MRSA §6855, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §18 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §18, is further amended to read:
6. Fees. The fee for a shellfish transportation license is $259 $460 and the fee for a supplemental license is $85 $150.
Sec. WW-26. 12 MRSA §6857, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §19 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. T, §19, is further amended to read:
5. Fee. The fee for a lobster meat permit is $110 $138.
Sec. WW-27. 12 MRSA §6864, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §10 and affected by §13, is amended to read:
4. Fee. The fee for an elver dealer's license is $1,000 $1,054 and the fee for each supplemental license is $43 $54.
Sec. WW-28. 36 MRSA §4718, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 561, §2, is amended to read:
§4718. Contributions; Toxin Monitoring Fund
The State Tax Assessor shall determine annually the total amount of tax revenue collected under this chapter. The State Tax Assessor shall deduct the cost of administering the mahogany quahog tax from those revenues and report the remainder to the Treasurer of State, who shall credit that amount to the Toxin Monitoring Fund established in Title 12, section 6731-A, subsection 5, except that not more than $16,000 $56,000 may be credited to the fund in any year. Revenues collected that are in excess of $16,000 $56,000 must be credited to the General Fund.
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