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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 284
H.P. 1038 - L.D. 1415

An Act To Decriminalize Unlicensed Shellfish Digging

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6671, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1995, c. 75, §1, is further amended to read:

     10. Criminal penalty. Notwithstanding Title 17-A, section 4-B, a A person who violates a provision of a municipal ordinance adopted under this section commits a Class D crime punishable by the following fines:

A fine for a violation of article 5 must be as provided by section 6681.

     Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6671, sub-§10-A is enacted to read:

     10-A. Civil penalty. A person who digs for shellfish without a municipal shellfish license commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

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