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ME LD1790

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

6/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

William Faulkingham

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Removes the Commissioner of Marine Resources' authority to adopt rules setting minimum and maximum lobster sizes different from those specified in statute
  • Requires the Department of Marine Resources to submit legislation to the Legislature when changes to lobster size limits are needed to comply with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster
  • Shifts lobster size regulation decisions from administrative rulemaking to the legislative process
  • Amends 12 MRSA §6431, sub-§1-B, which was enacted in 2021

Legislative Description

An Act Regarding Lobster Measurement

Lobsters

Last Action

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

6/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Marine Resources4/24/2025

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