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ME LD1595
Bill
Status
6/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Morgan Rielly
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "commercial fishing activity" to explicitly include aquaculture operations and activities supportive of aquaculture, providing them protection under Maine's working waterfront nuisance law
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Broadens protected equipment to include "cages" alongside traps and nets, reflecting aquaculture industry practices
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Changes statutory reference from "commercial fishing business" to "commercial fisheries business" as defined in Title 12, section 6001, subsection 6-A
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Repeals 17 MRSA §2807, sub-§3, removing a previous limitation or condition from the working waterfront protection statute
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Signed into law as Public Law Chapter 249 on June 10, 2025
Legislative Description
An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints Regarding Aquaculture
Commercial Fishing
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/3/2025