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ME LD1094

Bill

Status

Passed

6/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Abden Simmons

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits persons with a suspended or revoked elver dealer's license from holding a direct and substantial financial interest in any business that buys, possesses, transports, or sells elvers

  • Bars the Department of Marine Resources from issuing an elver dealer's license or supplemental license to anyone using the same business address as a person who violated elver quota reporting requirements for at least 5 years following the violation

  • Adds new restrictions to existing prohibited acts for persons whose fishing licenses are under suspension, expanding enforcement beyond lobster and crab fishing to include elver dealing

  • Became law without the Governor's signature on June 19, 2025, as Public Law Chapter 370

Legislative Description

An Act to Prohibit a Person from Obtaining an Elver Dealer's License for a Minimum of 5 Years in Cases of Repeat Violations of License Conditions

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Last Action

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

6/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Marine Resources3/14/2025

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